2025 Restoring The Villiage
Thursday, September 18, 2025 - 2nd Annual Restoring The Village Event!
The Gulf Stream Council, Scouting America, cordially invites you to support and attend our 2nd
Annual Restoring the Village Event on Thursday, September 18, 2025, at 6:00 p.m., hosted at the Riviera Beach Marina Village Event Center, 200 E. 13th Street, Riviera Beach, FL 33404.
This special evening will honor exceptional community leaders and organizations with national awards, recognizing their outstanding support of Scouting in rural, underserved, and urban communities. This year, we are honored to feature Robert L. Johnson, Founder and Chairman of RLJ Companies, LLC, as our guest speaker. Mr. Johnson is a pioneering entrepreneur and business leader with ventures in hotel real estate, private equity, 401(k) fintech services, automobile dealerships, content streaming, and sports betting. Prior to forming RLJ Companies, Mr. Johnson founded and served as Chairman of Black Entertainment Television (BET), the nation’s first Black-owned cable television network, transforming media and becoming one of the most influential figures in American business.
We invite individuals, businesses, and community partners to support Scouting through your sponsorship and attendance at the event. Your attendance and sponsorship directly fund programs that build leadership, character, self-esteem, and life skills in young people, especially in communities where opportunity is most needed. Your contributions are essential to sustaining the mission of Scouting and empowering the next generation of leaders.
By sponsoring or attending the Restoring the Village Event, you also help us expand our reach and
deepen our impact. We hope you will join us in championing this mission and making a lasting
difference in the lives of youth across our region. Stand with us. Support the mission. Help restore
the village.
If you have any questions please contact Bianka Cullen, Development Director at bianka.cullen@scouting.org or 561-694-8585
Sincerely, The Restoring The Village Committee,
Kevin Anderson, Esq., Chair
Leondre Camel, Karen Donnelly, Eric Kelly, Heather Luttier, Shenetria Moore, Telsula Morgan, Esq., Ralph Pagano, Destine Baker Sutton, Esq., & Ricky Wade
Restoring The Village (ScoutReach) Focus Communities - Riveria Beach & Belle Glade
About the Awards:
Whitney M. Young Jr. Service Award
The Whitney M. Young Jr. Service Award recognizes outstanding service by an adult or an organization for demonstrated involvement in the development and implementation of Scouting opportunities for youth from rural or low-income urban backgrounds.
William H. Spurgeon III Service Award
The William H. Spurgeon, III Award is the highest recognition for individuals and organizations contributing significant leadership to the Exploring Program. The William H. Spurgeon, III Award was developed in 1971 in honor of the man who is regarded as the major leader in the development of special interest Exploring.
