Boys Scouts of America Honoree:

Lieutenant General Willie J. Williams
Director, U.S. Marine Corps Staff, Washington DC

The Boy Scouts of America is sponsoring the Annual Whitney M. Young, Jr. Banquet, Friday, February 10, 2012, 6:00 p.m. at the Huntsville Marriott Hotel. The banquet is a major program of the Boy Scouts of America Scoutreach Program and is designed primarily to recognize prominent scouting supporters and community leaders in the Northern Area of the Greater Alabama Council.  The Scoutreach mission is to recruit strong adult leaders and to develop solid relationships with chartered organizations in urban and rural communities nationwide to ensure that all youth have the opportunity to join the scouting program. Several citizens of Madison and adjacent counties will be recognized at the banquet.

This year’s guest speaker is LtGen Willie J. Williams, Director Marine Corps Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, DC. He assumed his current position in July 2009 following a successful command of the Marine Corps Logistics Command, Albany GA.  LtGen Williams has a distinguished career that has taken him around the world in key high level command and staff positions. LtGen Williams is a native of Alabama.

The banquet is opened to the public. Tickets for the event may be obtained at the Boy Scouts Service Center, 211Drake Avenue SW, Huntsville, AL 35805.  For additional information, contact Curtis Hunt, Talatko District Executive Tel. (256) 883-7071 or (256) 361-7303.