Nick, congratulations to your Mom! (And BTW you look great - it's so great you were able to attend the event!)

Just a bit of refinement to Nick's post for the non-US scouters, and non-scouters in the forum. The Silver Beaver award is the highest award a local Council (a geographical region - varies in size from one county to an entire state) can bestow upon an adult volunteer. In Nick's case, the council covers a fairly large area!

Hiawathaland Council is located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and is geographically separated by the other councils in the state by the Great Lakes. Lake Superior is to the north. To the south is Lake Michigan, Lake Huron and the Straits of Mackinac which is where Lake Michigan and Lake Huron meet. Wisconsin is to the west and Canada is to the northeast.

So to Nick's Mom, a tip of the campaign hat and a thanks for so many years of "delivering the promise" to the young men and women whose lives you've touched.

YIC, YIS, YIV...