The Yucca Council, Boy Scouts of America will honor Congressman Steve Pearce of New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District at its Prepared for Life “Good Scout” dinner on Saturday, July 23, 2011.  The dinner will be held at the Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces from 6:30 – 9:00 p.m.  The dinner will recognize Congressman Pearce’s noteworthy accomplishments, stalwart example and dedicated service to youth and America. Congressman Pearce is a long-time supporter of the Boy Scouts of America and represents the values found in the Scout Oath and Law.

For over 100 years the Boy Scouts of America has provided our nation with a youth development program that has molded the character of more than 140 million youth in distilling in them the qualities of leadership, service and citizenship. Today, Scouting is more than 3 million strong and making a huge impact locally by serving 5,067 families in the Yucca Council, which services Southern New Mexico and West Texas.

For more information, please contact Ernie Gonzalez, Jr. at (915) 772-2292 or via email at ernie.gonzalez@scouting.org.