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NORTH AMERICAN Newsline DECEMBER 17, 2021 | The Indian Eye 20

nassau County Boy Scouts honor philanthropic

community leaders including Gunjan p.

rastogi, Ceo UniversaCare

Good Scout Awards Dinner held on November 16 raises $80,000 for Local Scouting Programs

OuR BuREAu grams.
Proceeds help provide edu-
New York
cation and leadership training for
he Theodore Roosevelt more than 6,500 youth in Nassau
Council, Boy Scouts of Amer- County each year including Scou-
tica hosted its premiere event treach, a free-of-charge program
of the year, the Annual Good Scout which ensures that all young people
Awards Dinner on Tuesday, Novem- can join Scouting, regardless of their
ber 16th at the Crest Hollow Coun- circumstances, neighborhood, or
try Club in Woodbury. background.
Among this year’s esteemed Headquartered in Massapequa,
honorees was Ms. Gunjan P. Rasto- N.Y., the Theodore Roosevelt
gi, CEO UniversaCare, an entrepre- Council oversees Scouting programs
neur, community leader, philanthro- in Nassau County and its namesake
pist and social worker known for her pays tribute to the first Council
dedicated service to the community, Commissioner and the 26th Presi-
who received the Good Scout Com- dent of the United States. One of
munity Award. Additionally, Rich- the nation’s oldest Scout Councils,
ard W. Humann, P.E., President/ the organization celebrated its Cen-
CEO H2M architects + engineers tennial in 2017, and is home to the
received the Good Scout Lead- nation’s first Eagle Scout, Arthur R.
ership Award and David R. Dou- Eldred, from Rockville Centre, N.Y.
cette, Ph.D., P.E., Council Executive Last year, the Council served
Board Member, was honored with more than 6,500 youth between the
Winthrop Rockefeller Award. and progressive Long Island com- thropic leadership, they exemplify ages of 5 and 20 by providing pro-
Doing good deeds and acts of munity. “We were proud and hon- the spirit of what it means to be a grams in accordance with the mis-
kindness for others is at the heart of ored to celebrate Gunjan Rastogi, Good Scout.” sion of the Boy Scouts of America to
being a Good Scout, and this event Richard Humann, and David Dou- The exclusive cocktail and din- prepare young people to make ethi-
recognized exceptional individuals cette,” says Christopher M. Coscia, ner event attracted more than 175 cal and moral choices over their life-
for their unwavering service and Scout Executive/CEO. Through guests and raised more than $80,000 times by instilling in them the values
commitment to promoting a diverse their civic, community, and philan- in support of local Scouting pro- of the Scout Oath and Scout Law.

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