2007 Silver Beaver Recipient
Presented at the GEC Council Dinner, Feb. 16, 2008.
John M. Glabas
In Iron Horse District, John is currently Assistant Scoutmaster of Troop 828, having worked as Advisor for Crew 828, Committee Member, and Committee Chairman in his total of 14 years of adult service to Scouting. At the district level, he has been a Merit Badge Counselor, District Committee and District Training Team member. John has been a Climbing instructor, director, and inspector as well as a Climbing Committee member, staffed Philmont and High Adventure-Cold Weather courses in addition to Boy Scout Leader basic training, and worked on District Dinner and Boy Scout Summer Camp staff. Certified as a Wilderness EMT, John serves as a volunteer on the Placer County Mountain Rescue Team.
John Glabas
Accompanied by his wife Karen, and escorted by 1999 Silver Beaver Glen Forister.
His most memorable Scouting Experience, in John’s eyes: Seeing the scouts, including my son, grow through the program. A few scouts I know from the Troop have served in Iraq, and I regularly run into former scouts successfully working at jobs in the community who recognize me and call out. It is satisfying to me to know that I may have had a small, but positive, impact on their lives.
Ladies and Gentlemen: Silver Beaver John Glabas