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Gala TwenTY-Ten
A NIgHT TO REMEMBER
On February 9, 2010, more than 700 Scouting supporters from across America battled “Snowmageddon”—the worst snowstorm to
hit Washington, D.C., in ninety years—to gather in the nation’s capital for a grand hundredth- birthday party. Held between the colossal columns and archways of the National Building Museum’s Great Hall, the black-tie affair drew some of Scouting’s most passionate enthusiasts for an epic night of fellowship and inspiration.
Gen. J. H. Binford Peay III—a four-star gen- eral, Distinguished Eagle Scout, and superinten- dent of the Virginia Military Institute—spoke of the many ways Scouting prepares young people to serve their communities and their country.
Eagle Scout Arnold Mears (pictured) told of how Scouting helped him overcome obstacles in life to find confidence and an education.
Chief Scout Executive Bob Mazzuca described the awe-inspiring beauty of the Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve, the new national Scouting center that will be both an environmental laboratory and an outdoor playground.
Distinguished Eagle Scout Ernest G. “Ernie” Green, member of the “Little Rock Nine” students who first desegregated an Arkansas high school in 1957, spoke about Scouting’s impact on his history-changing decisions.
Scout mother Lou Dedinsky gave an emotional testament to her son Michael’s bravery during the tornado that hit the Little Sioux Scout Ranch in Iowa, killing four Boy Scouts and injuring 48 others on June 11, 2008.
Elegant, inspiring, and meaningful, Gala Twenty-Ten was a celebration of the people and the values that have made Scouting great for more than a hundred years.
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