Auction Event Supports Scouting Outreach Efforts

Online, May 9, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Scouting in Central Texas maintains the position that money should not keep a young person from enjoying the Scouting program. In support of this, the Capitol Area Council is hosting the 2011 Sports Safari Scout Auction on Saturday May 21. Scout supporters will gather at the West Austin Youth Association to participate in live and silent auctions and a Pinewood Derby, all while enjoying a casual dinner with live music from the Carport Cassanovas. Proceeds support Scouting programs across all 15 counties served by the council, with a special emphasis on outreach to families who might not be able to afford to participate in Scouting due to economic hardship.

WHAT: 2011 Sports Safari Scout Auction
WHEN: Saturday May 21, 2011, 6:00PM
WHERE: West Austin Youth Association, Austin, Texas

Items up for auction include, but are not limited to, a wine cellar dinner, pearl earrings, fly fishing on Cypress Creek, a South African Safari, two elk tags on a private ranch in New Mexico, a "Coyote Special" 380 Ruger, a duck hunt including full accommodations, and a Cypress Valley Preserve quail hunt.

There are multiple ways to show support of Scouting through this event. Those interested in purchasing tables, individual tickets, or showing support through sponsorship should contact Doug Cooper at (512) 413-0086 or [email protected] for further information.

About Capitol Area Council, Boy Scouts of America
Serving more than 23,000 young people between 7 and 20 years of age throughout 15 Central Texas counties, the Capitol Area Council is a subsidiary of Boy Scouts of America, one of the nation's foremost youth programs of character development and values-based leadership training. If you would like more information about the programs available through the Capitol Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, visit www.bsacac.org.