Kennebec Valley District of Scouting Vice Chair Bruce Rueger, left, accepts the Daniel Carter Beard Masonic Scouter Award from Grand Master Richard Nadeau. Rueger received the award on Oct. 26 in recognition of his dedication to both the Masons and the programs of Scouting. Contributed photo
WATERVILLE — Bruce Rueger of Waterville, vice chair of the Kennebec Valley District of Scouting, was presented the Daniel Carter Beard Masonic Scouter Award Oct. 26 in recognition of his dedication to both the Masons and the programs of Scouting. Richard Nadeau, grand master of Masons in Maine, presented the award at Central Lodge 45 in China.
“I was totally humbled to receive the award,” Rueger said upon receiving the national recognition, according to a news release from Chuck Mahaleris, district vice chairman for Kennebec Valley District of Scouting. “My grandfather, who was also a Mason, would have been proud.”
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The award is an honor because of the countless freemasons who practice the ideals of freemasonry and act as role models to Scouts. The Daniel Carter Beard Masonic Award not only supports the Masonic relationship through the man who brought Scouting to America (Beard), but proclaims the integrity of the freemason who is honored by receiving the award.
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