Romney to Keynote Boy Scouts of America 100th Anniversary Dinner
Next month in Grand Rapids, The Boy Scouts of America will host a dinner celebrating 100 years of scouting and their record 2009 ‘Eagle Scout’ and ‘Silver Award’ Class. The BSA has invited former Gov. Mitt Romney to be the keynote speaker at the ‘Building Character’ celebration.
The BSA writes the following introductory message on their invitation to the event:
Widely recognized for his leadership and accomplishments as a public servant and in private enterprise, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney currently serves as the Honorary Chairman of the Free and Strong America PAC.
In 2008, Governor Romney was a leading candidate for the Republican presidential nomination and distinguished himself as an important voice in favor of strengthening our economy, military and families.
Elected Governor of Massachusetts in 2002, Governor Romney presided over a dramatic reversal of state fortunes and a period of sustained economic expansion.
Governor Romney was elected to the Chairmanship of the Republican Governors Association by his fellow Governors for the 2006 election cycle, and raised a record $27 million for candidates running in State House contests around the country.
Romney first gained national recognition for his role in turning around the 2002 Winter Olympics. With the 2002 Games mired in controversy and facing a financial crisis, Romney left behind a successful career as an entrepreneur to take over as President and CEO of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee.
Prior to his Olympics service, Mitt Romney enjoyed a successful career helping businesses grow and improve their operations. From 1978 to 1984, Mr. Romney was a Vice President at Bain & Company Inc., a leading management consulting firm. In 1984, Romney founded Bain Capital, one of the nation’s most successful venture capital and investment companies. Bain Capital helped launch hundreds of companies on a successful course, including Staples, Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Domino’s Pizza, Sealy, Brookstone, and The Sports Authority. He was asked to return to Bain & Company as CEO several years later in order to lead a financial restructuring of the organization. Today, Bain & Company employs more than 2,000 people in 25 offices worldwide.
Governor Romney has been deeply involved in community and civic affairs, serving extensively in his church and numerous charities including City Year, the Points of Light Foundation and the Boy Scouts of America. He was also the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in 1994.
Governor Romney received his B.A., with Highest Honors, from Brigham Young University in 1971. In 1975, he was awarded an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he was named a Baker Scholar, and a J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School.
Governor Romney and his wife Ann have been married for 40 years and have five sons, five daughters-in-law, and fourteen grandchildren.
For information or tickets, please contact Aaron Gach at the Gerald R. Ford Council: Phone – 616.785.2662 Email – aaron.gach@scouting.org
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Don’t get me wrong, I’m a huge Mitt supporter…but as an Eagle Scout to me it makes more sense to have a famous Eagle Scout as the keynote…
What makes you think Romney is not an eagle scout?
I was thinking about inviting Mitt to our troop’s Blue and Gold Dinner… Think he’ll come?
I think Mitt embodies all the characteristics in the The Scout Law. A Scout is: Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean, and Reverent.
… and hungry.
@Reader
I have not heard that he is not an eagle scout, but I do know that he has been very involved with scouting throughout his life.
Let’s Be Prepared for 2012!
Luke .. I was thinking the same thing! LOL This month our troop is celebrating our 25th anniversary .. we are only about 20 min drive from his house in La Jolla. I’ll save him a seat(!)
@Lori
I think if Romney was an Eagle Scout, it would be pretty public.
I don’t doubt that he is an Eagle Scout; it would only be as public as any other of his fine accomplishments… Valedictorian? Baker Scholar? Top 5% of his class at Harvard? …most don’t know about these things.
I can’t believe I didn’t know this, but according to http://soundpolitics.com/archives/007542.html and http://edelection.blogspot.com/2007/08/heeeres-mitt-romney.html Mitt is in fact an Eagle Scout.
Mystery solved. Mitt in his own words states he was not an Eagle Scout:
http://books.google.com/books?id=N6_qd-UfgBUC&pg=PA79&lpg=PA79&dq=%22mitt+romney%22+%22eagle+scout%22&source=bl&ots=dNk6vB9_a0&sig=C5_v5q0rXmCY0fxND3bQCiuAu1A&hl=en&ei=vm1ZS8bWLY_ENtKczPkO&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAcQ6AEwADge#v=onepage&q=%22mitt%20romney%22%20%22eagle%20scout%22&f=false
This is a great article! Even though Mitt Romney was not a Scout, it’s wonderful for a Scout to hear from a leader how they can learn life skills. The benefits of Scouting resonate throughout the Scouter’s life, helping in relationships, careers, hobbies, emergency situations, and education.
We are the Hoosier Trails Council in central Indiana. Local councils around the country have lots of great events planned during this centennial year.
~ Feb 20, our council is hosting a centennial Pinewood Derby & Dodgeball Tournament, with trophies and patches!
~ May 1-2, our council is having the biggest alumni reunion since the council began in 1973. Eagle Scouts from around the country, who are a part of Council 145, will be attending this huge reunion and gala event.
Support the Boy Scouts as we celebrate 100 years and continue the journey for another 100!
Nice homework, Reader…. Interesting to know. I probably know how to tie more knots than Mitt then, thats impressive.
Wow! Thank you! I always wanted to write in my site something like that. Can I take part of your post to my blog?
@Kidney Man Welcome to MittRomneyCentral – glad you liked the post! Feel free to use any information you found on this site for your blog, just make sure to give a link back to the post & proper credit to the original author.