Featuring Keynote Speaker, Mike Massimino
MIKE MASSIMINO is a New York Times bestselling author who served as a NASA Astronaut from 1996 to 2014. He is a four-time spacewalker who completed two missions to the Hubble Space Telescope, including the final Hubble servicing mission which has been called the most dangerous and complex mission in space shuttle history. Mike set a team record with his crewmates for the most cumulative spacewalking time in a single space shuttle mission, and he was also the first person to tweet from space. Mike received his BS from Columbia University and his PhD from MIT. He currently lives in New York City where he is a professor at Columbia, an expert television commentator, and an in-demand keynote speaker. He also had a recurring role as himself on The Big Bang Theory television series.
The Friends of Scouting Dinner is the Council’s primary means to raise the funds needed to support and grow Scout programs for nearly 9,100 Scouts and adult volunteers across 24 counties and 4 cities in Central Virginia. During the dinner, you will have an opportunity to make a pledge to support Scouting.
We encourage contributors to give a minimum gift of $300. However, with inflation, the cost of one Scout this year is over $400. Increasing your gift would be greatly appreciated. Many of the attendees make generous contributions at the Eagle Society level of $1,200 or more. Eagle Society members are invited to the VIP reception preceding the dinner and will be recognized in the program. They will also be invited to our annual donor recognition event in the fall.
Please make checks payable to “Heart of Virginia Council.” Thank you for your generous support.
