Action News 5 received this press release from Comcast:

COMCAST RECOGNIZES LEADERS AND ACHIEVERS SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

Comcast Memphis recognizes 40 Mid-South area students for their academic achievement and community service.

MEMPHIS, TN, July 20, 2010 – The Comcast Foundation, founded in 1999 to provide charitable support to its local communities and to empower and enrich lives, will recognize the Comcast of Memphis system 2010 recipients of its annual Leaders and Achievers Scholarship at a luncheon Thursday, July 22 at the Racquet Club of Memphis, beginning at 11:30 a.m.

“Each year, we are excited to provide scholarships for these talented students,” said Trevor Yant, Vice President and General Manager of Comcast Memphis. “Comcast seeks students who demonstrate leadership abilities in school activities and who reflect a strong commitment to community service.

A crew from Boy Scouts of America Troop 64, chartered by Germantown United Methodist Church, is at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico this week.  The boys will be hiking across the high desert reservation for almost two weeks, carrying their tents, food, and the rest of their supplies on their backs.  They left Germantown last week.

Going to Philmont teaches older scouts responsibility, teamwork, and endurance.  Besides that, most boys say it's just plain fun to leave behind civilization for a while.

The crew is lead by several adults, including Morris Moore, a longtime Troop 64 leader and Cordova businessman.  Moore spends much of the year leading up to a Philmont trek training the boys and adults about what it takes to complete the journey.  He has taken Troop 64 crews to Philmont many times.