Boy Scouts and Families to Attend Event with World-Famous Harlem Globetrotters

Boy Scouts, families, and supporters from the community are invited to attend Scout Night with the Harlem Globetrotters.   Exclusive discounted tickets will permit participants to enjoy an exciting night of basketball antics and athleticism while helping to support Scouting.

The Des Plaines Valley Council event will take place December 27, 2013, at the Allstate Arena, starting at 7 p.m.  Participating young people will also be eligible for a drawing to take place December 2, 2013, of Globetrotter merchandise and other perks.

“This Globetrotter event is part of their 2014 “Fans Rule” World Tour,” said Council Interim Scout Executive Matthew Thornton.  “We expect it to be an exciting evening with some of the world’s most remarkable athletes and showmen.  It’s a not-to-be-missed experience that will also help support our Scouting programs.”

Tickets for excellent, ground-level seats, normally $35.00, will be $20.00 for Scout Night participants.  Deadline to order tickets will be noon, December 16, 2013.  Contact Mary Demski at the Council for more information at 708 354-1111, ext. 24, or email Mary.demski@scouting.org.  You may also download a flyer at:

http://www.bsa-dpvc.org/whats_happening/news/131227_Globetrotters.pdf

Tickets will be available for pickup at the Council Service Center, 811 W. Hillgrove Ave., La Grange, IL.  

The Des Plaines Valley Council serves 42 communities in the western and southwestern suburbs of Chicago.  The Council is recognized as one of the oldest local Boy Scout organizations in the Nation, having offered its programs to youth in these communities for most of Scouting’s history.  The Scouts celebrated their 100th Anniversary in 2010.

In Scouting’s next century the Des Plaines Valley Council is working to expand efforts to increase public understanding and support for Scouting and advance its program of service to youth in the communities it serves.

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Note to editors:  If story credit is needed: Gary Pitchford, Des Plaines Valley Council.