MILFORD – Bob Macklin, top photo, president and CEO of The Milford Bank, and Robert “Bob” Scukas, bottom, owner and president of Heritage Electrical Contractors, will receive the Milford/Orange Good Scout Award at a luncheon in their honor on May 5 at Costa Azzurra Restaurant.

The Rev. Kenneth Fellenbaum of Boys & Girls Village, is chairman of the event.
The Good Scout Award is presented annually to those who exemplify in their daily lives the ideals of the Boy Scouts of America as expressed in the Scout Oath and Law.

Recipients are chosen for their outstanding community service as evidenced by their interest and leadership given to many worthwhile organizations as well as the respect and esteem in which they are held by their colleagues. Proceeds from the luncheon support the programs and services of the Connecticut Yankee Council, BSA. A detailed registration flyer is available on the Connecticut Yankee Council website at www.ctyankee.org.
Anyone interested in learning more about Scouting or financially supporting this event should contact Event Chairman Ken Fellenbaum at 203.877.0300 or fellenbaumk@boysvill.org, or Staff Adviser Jonathan Pleva at 203.876.6868, Ext. 286 or jopleva@bsamail.org. Seats are $100 and all donors will be recognized at the luncheon.
Bob Macklin has served as the president and CEO of The Milford bank since 1999, giving leadership to 95 employees in five offices inthe Milford area. Macklin also has served in a number of positions at Village Bancorp in Ridgefield, from 1974 through 1999.
An active supporter in the community, Macklin has served for a number of years on the Good Scout Luncheon Committee, chairing the event twice, and he is a member of the Administrative Committee of the Mutual Institutions and Council American Bankers Association, the immediate past chairman of the Connecticut Bankers Association, the immediate past president of Milford Rotary, the vice-moderator of the First United Church of Christ, and a corporator of Milford Hospital.
Robert “Bob” Scukas is the owner and CEO of Heritage Electrical Contracting, Inc. in Milford. Scukas is a member of the Milford Chamber of Commerce, National Federation of Independent Business, International Association of Electrical Inspectors, and is a member of the Fairfield County Electrical Association.
Scukas is an active parishioner at St. Mary’s in Milford. He’s a member of the Milford Volunteer Fire Department and is especially active in Milford Scouting. From 1995 through 1999, he served as a Cub Scout leader for Pack 721. Since 1999, Scukas has been the scoutmaster of Troop 721 at St. Mary’s Church. He has built the troop membership from just a handful of Scouts to more than 50 now.
The Connecticut Yankee Council, Boy Scouts of America, serves more than 25,000 youth in Fairfield, New Haven and parts of Hartford counties. Scouting’s programs encourage youth to pursue their special interests, make new friends, develop leadership skills and give back to their community. The council is pleased to receive 1 percent of its $4.1 million operating budget from three participating United Ways, including United Way of Milford. For more information, visit http://www.ctyankee.org/.