Clarksville Boy Scouts recruit NBA Legend Rick Barry for Local Fundraiser

Rick Barry to be Featured Speaker at the Breakfast Event

Nashville, TN – The Middle Tennessee Council of Boy Scouts of America is thrilled to welcome NBA Hall of Famer Rick Barry to Montgomery County, where he will be the featured speaker at the 10th Annual Clarksville “Friends of Scouting” Breakfast.

A chance for business and community leaders to come together in support of local Scouting programs and the young men and women they serve, the early morning fundraiser will be held at the Water Street Event Center on Thursday, April 12th.

NBA Rookie of the Year in 1966 and MVP of the Golden State Warriors in their 1975 National Championship season, Barry was named to 12 All-Star teams and had his number, 24, retired by the Warriors. He was the youngest player to ever score 50 points in an NBA game until LeBron James broke his record in 2005, and he remains tied with Michael Jordan for the most points (55) in an NBA Finals game. In addition, he was named among the 50 best players ever to play the game during the NBA’s 50th anniversary in 1996.

The 10th Annual Clarksville “Friends of Scouting” Breakfast is hosted by Clarksville City Councilman Nick Steward and the Cogioba District of the Middle Tennessee Council, which serves 1,700 youth and 300 adult volunteers in Montgomery, Stewart, and Houston counties, as well as Fort Campbell.

The 2012 Clarksville “Friends of Scouting” breakfast will be held at the Water Street Event Center Thursday, April 12th 2012. The featured speaker will be NBA Hall of Famer Rick Barry. The event will start at 7:00am.

The Water Steet Event Center is located at 804 South Riverside Drive in Clarksville Tennessee.

For an invitation to attend the event, members of the general public can contact Gerald Brown at 615.308.9116 or gbrown@mtcbsa.org.