Join Us for the 37th Annual Leadership Dinner and
Hit a Homerun for Scouting
Featuring Keynote Speaker Mike Schmidt
Supporting Programs for:
Disadvantaged and at-Risk Youth
Career Awareness
Leadership, Citizenship and Personal Fitness
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
6:00pm Reception ~ 6:30pm Dinner
Individual Attendance $250
Sponsorships from $1,500 to $10,000
OUR PROGRAMS
Youth and families in our local communities are faced with many challenges - high rates of poverty, unemployment, poor nutrition and physical fitness, single-parent families and high rates of truancy. Unchecked, these social issues have a profound negative impact on youth. Along with our traditional programs, we are expanding two special initiatives:
ScoutReach
The mission of ScoutReach in the Hawk Mountain Council is to ensure that Scouting is available to all youth, regardless of who they are, where they live, their culture or economic ability.
Exploring
Our young men and women participating in Exploring learn how to make informed decisions about their future career and college choices while learning valuable employability skills – leadership, work ethic, character, personal responsibility and teamwork.
OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Widely considered as one of the greatest at the position in Major League Baseball, Michael Jack Schmidt is a hall of Fame third baseman with a lifetime fielding percentage of .961. he played his entire major league career for the Philadelphia Phillies starting September 12, 1972. He began his minor league career with the Reading Phillies in June 1971.
Schmidt was named to the National League All-star Team twelve times and was the league's Most Valuable Player three times. He retired in May 1989 and the Phillies retired his number 20 in 1990. He was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on the first ballot in 1995.
Mike's knowledge of baseball along with his spirit of community will make this an enjoyable evning for all.
A live auction of Mike Schmidt autographed memorabilia will occur during the dinner/program.
This 37th Annual Dinner, chaired by Eric Schippers, Senior Vice President, Penn National Gaming, Inc., promises to continue the tradition of outstanding and memorable Leadership Dinners.
Please mark your calendar: February 26, 2013, Crowne Plaza Hotel in Wyomissing, 6:00 PM Reception; 6:30 PM Dinner
For more information please contact Robert Besecker, Development Director, 610-926-3406.