Scouts to honor Parker Ward Jr. at annual dinner
NORWICH – The Baden-Powell Council of the Boy Scouts of America has announced that Dr. Parker J. Ward Jr. has been selected to receive the 2009 Distinguished Citizen of the Year award for Chenango County.
Dr. Ward, of Norwich, will be honored at a dinner to be held on Thursday, May 14 at the Canasawacta Country Club in Norwich. Dr. Ward was selected for the award by a committee of local citizens which includes past recipients, and is co-chaired by Dave and Mary El Emerson of Oxfrod.
This is the 24th Annual Distinguished Citizen of the Year dinner benefiting the local Scouting program. Each year the Scouts recognize local community leaders for their outstanding contribution to the betterment of the community and service to his fellow citizens.
Dr. Ward has been dedicated to the community through his time and generosity to many community organizations and has been practicing medicine in Norwich since 1964. Dr. Ward earned the Life Scout award and was elected into the Order of the Arrow which is the National Honor Society of the Boy Scouts of America.
Reservations for the event may be made by contacting Chris Wilkinson, District Executive, Baden-Powell Council at 316-4250. “Remember seating is limited so please send in your reservation early to insure seating,” Wilkinson said.
The Baden-Powell Council, Boy Scouts of America served over 690 youth members in Chenango County in 2008. “The Boy Scouts depend 100 percent on community support and do not receive any federal funding,” Wilkinson said. The yearly cost to the council for each youth in the program is $170. Through this year’s event, local Scout Leaders hope to raise 20 percent of the county’s budget to support local Scouts.
Dr. Ward, of Norwich, will be honored at a dinner to be held on Thursday, May 14 at the Canasawacta Country Club in Norwich. Dr. Ward was selected for the award by a committee of local citizens which includes past recipients, and is co-chaired by Dave and Mary El Emerson of Oxfrod.
This is the 24th Annual Distinguished Citizen of the Year dinner benefiting the local Scouting program. Each year the Scouts recognize local community leaders for their outstanding contribution to the betterment of the community and service to his fellow citizens.
Dr. Ward has been dedicated to the community through his time and generosity to many community organizations and has been practicing medicine in Norwich since 1964. Dr. Ward earned the Life Scout award and was elected into the Order of the Arrow which is the National Honor Society of the Boy Scouts of America.
Reservations for the event may be made by contacting Chris Wilkinson, District Executive, Baden-Powell Council at 316-4250. “Remember seating is limited so please send in your reservation early to insure seating,” Wilkinson said.
The Baden-Powell Council, Boy Scouts of America served over 690 youth members in Chenango County in 2008. “The Boy Scouts depend 100 percent on community support and do not receive any federal funding,” Wilkinson said. The yearly cost to the council for each youth in the program is $170. Through this year’s event, local Scout Leaders hope to raise 20 percent of the county’s budget to support local Scouts.
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