Friends Of Scouting Luncheon Successfully Welcomes The Nation’s 12th Presidential Pilot Colonel (Ret.) Mark Tillman

  • Saturday, October 2, 2021

The Cherokee Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America is grateful to the Chattanooga community including the many table hosts and sponsors of the 17th Annual Friends of Scouting Luncheon.

 

This event was held on Sept. 28, at the Chattanooga Convention Center and featured Col.

Mark

Tillman, the pilot and commander of Air Force One during the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001. This annual luncheon serves as the Council’s largest, and most important, annual fundraiser. Including early pledges, luncheon sponsorships, and commitments made the day of the event over $370,000 was raised to support local Scouting.

 

Officials are especially thankful for event sponsors including:


Presenting Sponsors

o Morning Pointe Senior Living

o First Horizon

o Publix Super Markets Charities


Luncheon Sponsors


o
Astec Industries

o Elder’s Ace Hardware

o EPB Fiber Optics

o HHM Certified Public Accountants

o Mauldin & Jenkins

o Mountain View Auto Group

o Pinnacle Financial Partners


Media Partners


o
Chattanooga Times Free Press

o US 101 & Audacy Broadcasting

o Gault & Associates


The Cherokee Area Council has served youth in the greater metro area since 1915. Today the Council serves youth and adults in 11 counties across Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia. Scouting participants enjoy year round Scouting programs, camps, character building and leadership development activities civic service, as well as achievement recognition programs.

 

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