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April 8, 2022
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James Parnell, Scout Executive
KAREN ALLGAIER RECEIVES TIDEWATER COUNCIL'S HIGHEST HONOR
Chesapeake, Va. – Three local Boy Scouts of America (BSA) leaders have received the Silver Beaver Award, the highest honor bestowed by a local BSA council. First introduced in 1931, the prestigious award recognizes volunteer leaders who have provided distinguished service to youth. The Silver Beaver Award is granted by one’s peers in the local Scouting area. Since 1931, Tidewater Council has presented 500 Silver Beaver Awards.
Karen E. Allgaier has worked with youth in Scouting for the past 14 years in four councils and three countries. She serves as the Scoutmaster for Scouts BSA Troop 212 in Chesapeake’s Western Branch borough, as the Tidewater Council Training Chair, and as an Order of the Arrow Associate Chapter Adviser of the Merrimac Chapter in the Three Rivers District.
The recognition ceremony was held on Thursday, March 24, 2022, at the Khedive Shrine Center in Chesapeake. Additional honorees were George Ball and Charles “Chuck” Kelley.
About Tidewater Council, Boy Scouts of America
Tidewater Council is the 5th oldest Boy Scouts of America council in the United States, established in 1911. Today, the council serves approximately 4,000 youth and 2,000 adult volunteers in the Virginia cities of Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach, and the North Carolina counties of Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Pasquotank, and Perquimans. Information about Tidewater Council is available by visiting TidewaterBSA.com, emailing james.parnell@scouting.org, or calling 757-497-2688.
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