Pine Tree Council, Boy Scouts of America, Honors Maine Service Members at Distinguished Citizen Award Luncheon

PORTLAND, ME (11/10/2014)(readMedia)-- The Pine Tree Council, Boy Scouts of America, will honor Maine service members for the work completed at Camp Hinds in Raymond, and Camp Bomazeen in Belgrade during the 2014 Distinguished Citizen Award luncheon scheduled for Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at the Holiday Inn by the Bay from noon to 1:00 p.m.

Service members from the Maine National Guard, Air Force, and Marine Corps completed work on camps as part of the Department of Defense Innovative Readiness Training Program. Innovative Readiness Training provides real world training opportunities for our service members and units to prepare them for their wartime missions while supporting the needs of America's underserved communities.

The work completed on the camps saved an estimated $2 million for the Pine Tree Council. The projects included building a new access road for emergency vehicles, seven cabins, a multipurpose field, and four shooting sports ranges, as well as information technology upgrades.

The Distinguished Citizen Award honors an individual, selected by the Pine Tree Council Board of Directors, who has provided outstanding leadership to the community, including service to Maine's youth. The Pine Tree Council presents this award annually at the Distinguished Citizen Award luncheon. Proceeds from this event will benefit the local Scouting programs of the Pine Tree Council.

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