Scouts BSA Northwest Texas Council to host annual Americanism lunch

WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) - The Boy Scouts of America’s Northwest Texas Council is preparing to kick off its annual Americanism lunch, featuring Executive Director of Hands to Hands, Nancy Brown, and the Director of Software Development for Oracle, Jim Daniel.

The Americanism award, which is presented to community contributors who exemplify the Scout Oath and Law through their daily actions, will be awarded to Nancy Brown, the Executive Director of the Hands to Hands Community Fund. Over her 16-year career with the organization, she has led efforts to support eight local nonprofits which serve children, teens, young adults, and seniors across Wichita Falls. Brown is a lifelong Wichita Falls community resident and contributor who is active in numerous service organizations and local boards.

The keynote speaker for this year’s event, Jim Daniel, is the Director of Software Development at Oracle and a seasoned technology leader with military experience and degrees from Texas A&M and the University of Pennsylvania. A Wichita Falls native as well as a proud Eagle Scout, Daniels brings a mission-driven leadership style to his work in building large-scale cloud systems.

To reserve a table or ticket for this event, visit the Northwest Texas Council’s website or contact the Scout Office at (940) 696-2735. The doors will open at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, November 17 at the MSU Clark Student Center, located at 2451 Comanche Trail.