FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 18, 2011
Contact: Lara Fisher, Director of Marketing
Orange County Council, Boy Scouts of America
1211 East Dyer Road
Santa Ana, CA 92705
(714) 546-4990 ex. 155
Orange County Boy Scouts Honors Scouter’s Service to Conservation and Ecology
Santa Ana, CA- The Orange County Council, Boy Scouts of America awarded Bob Westmyer with the William T. Hornaday Award for his contribution to natural resource conservation. Bob Westmyer was honored with the award at the Annual Recognition Dinner on March 30, 2011 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Garden Grove, CA.
Westmyer embarked on four year long conservation project called Arrowcorps5 which was implemented at five different national forests. Bob was head of logistics at the Shasta Trinity National Forest project. Westmyer and his crew of over 600 volunteers rebuilt the trails across Shasta Trinity. Westmyer is the fourth adult in the Orange County Council to receive the William T. Hornaday Award.
The goal of the William T. Hornaday Awards program is to encourage and recognize truly outstanding efforts undertaken by scouts and institutions that have contributed significantly to natural resource conservation and environmental protection. The Hornaday Awards program seeks to encourage learning and to increase public awareness of the importance of natural resource conservation. The Hornaday Award is the highest conservation award a Scout or Scouter can earn from the National Council of Boy Scouts of America.
The Orange County Council, is one of the largest youth-serving agencies in the county serving almost 30,000 youth with educational programs that instill values, develop social and leadership skills, and promotes physical fitness and environmental awareness. The mission of the 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 Scout Law.
Westmyer, resides in Fountain Valley with his wife, Deanna.
