New Area 6 Director

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It's just been formally announced that the SE for Del-Mar-Va has been promoted to Area 6 Director. The official word from the council follows:

 

"As you may have heard, Del-Mar-Va Council Scout Executive, Patrick Sterrett has accepted a promotion with the Boy Scouts of America to serve the National Council as Area 6 Director where he will provide support and leadership to 10 councils including and surround Del-Mar-Va as well as the Transatlantic Council based in Livorno, Italy. Patrick served as our Scout Executive for six and a half years. During his tenure, the council has seen many great accomplishments. Some of those include significant increase in summer camp attendence, growing outreach programs, dynamic 100th anniversary celebrations throughout 2010, growing and balanced operating budgets, several substantial capital gifts and improvements at Rodney and Henson Scout Reservations, continued growth and engagement of fundraising events, and in 2010 the purchase of 85 acres of the former Kesselring Farm in Kent County, Delaware which will be the new home of the Council Service Center, Scout Shop and the summer home for Cub Scout day camp and resident camping programs."