Neil Bartle to be honored as 2018 Distinguished Citizen of the Year

CHENANGO COUNTY – The Baden-Powell Council, Boy Scouts of America has announced that Blueox Corporation President Neil Bartle is this year’s recipient of the 2018 Distinguished Citizen of the Year award for Chenango County.

Bartle will be honored at a dinner to be held at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 10, 2018 at the Canasawacta Country Club in Norwich. Selection was made for the award by a committee of local citizens which includes past recipients, and is co-chaired by Joe Angelino and Fred Miers. Last year’s recipient was Joe Angelino.

This is the 33rd Annual Distinguished Citizen of the Year dinner benefiting the local Scouting program. Each year the Scouts recognize a local community leader for their outstanding contribution to the betterment of the community and service to their fellow citizens.

Bartle served in the army from 1966 to 1968. Upon discharge, he joined D.W. Bartle Coal and Oil in Oxford.

In 1979 David Emerson offered him the opportunity to become a partner in Thompson Fuel Service of Oxford—now known as Blueox Corporation. After some soul searching, he decided to give it a go, and the rest is history. Bartle and Emerson saw the company grow from 5 employees to eventually 200.

Bartle has been very acting in the Community serving on several boards, and volunteering with various organizations that include; Blueox Corporation; Chenango Mutual Insurance Company; North Country Insurance Company; Chenango County Fuel Oil Dealers; UHS Chenango Memorial Hospital; and the Oxford Lions Club; Chenango County ARC (CWS), and UHS Chenango Memorial Hospital Foundation.

Reservations for the event may be made by contacting the Baden-Powell Council service center at 607-648-7888 or toll free at 1-877-674-8876 and asking for information on the Chenango Distinguished Citizens Award Dinner. Seating is limited, so please send in your reservation early!

The Baden-Powell Council, Boy Scouts of America served over 620 youth members within Chenango district in 2015. Locally, the Boy Scout program does not receive government funding. The yearly cost to the Council for each youth in the program is $400.

Scout leaders hope to raise $21,650 of the current year’s budget from this dinner to support local Scouts. Neil encourages the citizens of Chenango County to join him in his efforts to support the local scouts.

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