New Date For "Distinguished Citizen Award Dinner": Thursday, January 27, 2011

Online, December 13, 2010 (Newswire.com) - The Boy Scouts of America's (BSA) Sailfish District and co-chairs Arthur Brandt and Lee Feinberg of Brandt & Feinberg have jointly announced a new date for its BSA Distinguished Citizen Award Dinner along with a new steering committee and nominees for the first annual Judge David Harper Distinguished Citizen Award to be presented at the event on Thursday,
January 27, 2011 at the Marriott Hotel, Hutchinson Island. Former BSA Distinguished Citizen Award recipient Martin County Sheriff Robert Crowder will serve as Master of Ceremonies, with event proceeds to benefit the newly created Judge David Harper Scholarship Fund and BSA Martin County area scout programs which serve more than 2,200 youth.

Seven Nominated For New Coveted Award
As he announced the seven nominees for the first annual Judge David Harper Distinguished Citizen Award, Lee Feinberg emphasized that "each nominee represents the high ideals and community dedication of Judge Harper and have been year 'round residents of Martin County for at least five years." They are:

Blake Capps-Past President of the Hopes Sound Chamber of Commerce, Capps Roofing
Ed Griffith-Past President & Board Member, Jensen Beach Chamber of Commerce and President of Martin County Hotel Association, General Manager, Marriott Courtyard, Hutchinson Island
Sheryl Molter-Jupiter Tequesta Junior Woman's Club/Hobe Sound Elementary School
Rich Otten-Past President and Founder, Hobe Sound Toastmasters Club
Nicholas Palczer- Jensen Beach High School Student and JROTC
Marybeth Pena- Founder of Creative Arts and Health Education Community and Children's Shelter Outreach Program
Karl Wickstrom-Founder and Editor, Florida Sportsman Magazine, Board Member of "Save Our Everglades" Campaign

"Recognizing Judge David Harper in this way truly brings the BSA's nationally recognized honor
home to our community in a most fitting way," noted Event Co-Chair Arthur Brandt who along with
firm partner Lee Feinberg and BSA Sailfish District Executive Dennis Armstrong conceived the award
dedication for Judge Harper. "It not only celebrates the lifetime ethics and commitment of an outstanding community leader and judicial system role model Judge David Harper, but also elevates our community's interest in raising the bar for recipients of his namesake award this year and beyond."

BSA Sailfish District Executive Dennis Armstrong noted that "Judge David Harper was respected by so many, well beyond his legal circles, who serves as an exemplary role model for our youth and the greater community-at-large. We want to make sure that all who want to honor him and his service to the community has the opportunity to do so. "

New Steering Committee Formed

Joining Dennis Armstrong, Arthur Brandt, Lee Feinberg and Jon Kaye on the newly formed Event Steering Committee are Jason Berger of the Law Offices of Jason D. Berger, Don Collins of A. Hardin Bail Bondsman; Gary Lesser, managing partner of Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith, PLLC; Chad Hastings, esq., who directs the Stuart office of Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith, PLLC; Pat Toner, owner of H2O Aquatics and Bill West, senior vice president of lending, First Peoples Bank. The Award Nomination Committee includes Committee Chair Marsha Ewing, Martin County Clerk of Courts; Dennis Armstrong, Scout Executive of the Sailfish District Gulf Stream Council Boy Scouts of America; Linda Braswell, Braswell Bail Bonds; Robert Crowder, Sheriff of Martin County; Nita Denton, Assistant State Attorney; Virginia Hill, Sailfish Finance Chair; Jon A. Kaye, Chief Operating Officer of Kaye Communications, Inc. Integrated Marketing & Public Relations Counselors; and Linda Weiksnar,
Crary Buchanan Law Firm.

The BSA Gulf Stream Council, which includes the Sailfish District of the Boy Scouts of America, is the area's largest youth-serving organization serving youth in eight public school districts in southeast Florida and seven counties. The council has more than 34,000 Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Venturers, Explorers and Learning for Life members in more than 400 packs, troops, posts and groups served by 3,600 volunteer leaders. Guided and governed by a volunteer Board of Directors and Advisory Board, it is composed of more than 150 leading business, educational, religious and professional leaders.

For more information about the event, sponsorship opportunities, and tickets, contact Dennis Armstrong at 772-263-0223 or via dennis.armstrong@scouting.org.