Minute Maid Park, home of the Houston Astros Baseball team, will be host to Eagle Scouts of all ages on May 12, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. Plans are being made for one thousand to attend.
Eagle Scouts in the Greater Houston Area are invited to join other Eagle Scouts for "The Gathering of Eagles 2009 -- From many walks of life, one rare achievement and a common calling" at Minute Maid Park. "Although it is a small percentage of all men who were in Scouting, this is a sizable group of men in the Houston area who have achieved the rare accomplishment of Eagle Scout, and we are glad to be able to open one of Houston's greatest venues to honor them," said Drayton McLane Jr. McLane, chairman of the Houston Astros , serves as a member of the national board of directors for the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). Distinguished Eagle Scout and NASA astronaut Michael Fossum will be the keynote speaker. Other confirmed speakers for the event include Eagle Scouts Frank D. Tsuru, president and CEO of Momentum Energy and chairman of The Gathering of Eagles Association, Larry Kellner, president and CEO of Continental Airlines and a founding member of The Gathering of Eagles, the Rev. Monsignor Frank Rossi, Vicar General for the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston and Pastor at St. Michael Church, and Stan Stanley, Council Commissioner for the BSA. Giff Nielsen, retired sports news director and Houston Oilers quarterback, will emcee the event.
Eagle Scouts living anywhere in the Greater Houston Area are encouraged to register online at www.thegatheringofeagles.org as soon as possible. A nominal charge of $25 per person will help defray event costs. Doors at Minute Maid Park will open at 6:00 p.m. and the program will begin promptly at 6:30.
About The Gathering of Eagles and the Sam Houston Area Council
The Gathering of Eagles Association of the Sam Houston Area Council, BSA, launched an area wide search for Eagle Scouts here in October 2006 for continued recognition of their notable achievement. Participation in The Gathering of Eagles offers men who have graduated from Scouting the opportunity to stay connected, to network with other Eagle Scouts for professional and business benefit, and to give back to Scouting. Fewer than five percent of boys who ever participated in Scouting achieve the rank of Eagle Scout. Eagle Scouts are encouraged to sign up at www.thegatheringofeagles.org .
The Mission Statement of the Sam Houston Area Council, Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.
Learn more about Scouting at www.shac.org .
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Minute Maid Park in Downtown Houston will host The Gathering Of Eagles on May 12, 2009 to honor men in the Houston area who have earned the rank of Eagle Scout.
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