From left are Bill Schoonmaker, Assistant Council Commissioner; Randy Young, District Commissioner; honoree Aaron Bills; honoree Daniel Kurtenbach; Dan Palenscar, Council Executive Board member; honoree Douglas Carlson; and Greg Brown, District Executive. Photo by Nicholas Murphy
Daniel Kurtenbach was recognized for his exceptional service to the National Capitol Area Council’s Goshen Scout Reservation with the presentation of the Elgin Deering Visionary Award in a ceremony at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel on Dec. 3. Kurtenbach has led efforts to assess, maintain and upgrade millions of dollars of Boy Scout property in the Blue Ridge mountains. Also receiving recognition for exceptional service was Aaron Bills, chairman of the District Friends of Scouting fundraising campaign. Bills spearheaded dozens of presentations to 40 units and organized phone-a-thons that raised more than $60,000 to support programs for boys. Douglas Carlson served as District Membership chairman in an effort that helped Sully District to achieve its membership recruitment goal for 2015. Only two of 23 districts achieved this goal to add more boys to the Scouting roster this year over last.