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Bishop’s Dinner for Scouting (with slideshow)

The 2012 Bishop’s Dinner for Scouting, Sept. 20, paid tribute to an auxiliary bishop, a police detective, a police inspector, a politician and local Scout leaders. Held at El Caribe, the dinner is an annual event sponsored by the Catholic Committee on Scouting in the Diocese of Brooklyn.

The Bishop’s Good Scout Award recipients were:

Retired Auxiliary Bishop Guy Sansarciq

Detective Steven McDonald

Inspector Peter DiBlasio, commanding officer, 60 Pct.

Congressman Bob Turner Ninth CD, Brooklyn and Queens

Knights of Columbus, Brooklyn and Queens

Other award winners were:

John DeLosa, Chairman’s Award for a lifetime of service to Catholic Scouting

Peggy Casey and Mike Khiabani, Service to Youth Award

Patricia Long, The inaugural Ann Mannix Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award

The Bronze Pelican Award for promotion of Scout participation in religious activties was presented to:

Mary Ann Fagan

Paul Fagan

Frank Maddalena

Lynn Sammon

John Sammon

Frederic Shanks

Deacon James Noble

The St. George Award, which recognizes outstanding contribution to the spiritual development of Boy Scouts, went to:

Mary Beth Dono

Mychal McNicholas

The Elizabeth Ann Seton Award for helping develop the spiritual lives of Girls Scouts was presented to:

Anna Maria Caccamo