Moore to head East Carolina Council

Benjamin E. Moore was elected president elect of the of East Carolina Council of the Boy Scouts of America council during a recent meeting of the council’s executive board at Pamlico Sea Base in Blounts Creek.

He will begin his term as president Dec. 1. Moore maintains a home in both Rocky Mount and Morehead City. For the Boy Scouts, he serves a member of the council executive committee, executive board, Wild Game Feast and finance committee. He is the founder of Outer Banks Outfitters. His previous jobs include Senior Vice President of Hardee’s Food Systems, owner of individual Hardee’s stores, and Vice President of Boater’s World.

Moore also serves as the president of the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament and volunteer for the Atlantic Beach King Mackerel and Duck’s Unlimited Ban the Billfish tournaments. He is the chairman for saltwater government affairs of the American Sport Fishing Association. Moore also is the recreational advisor to the U.S Section of the International Commission for Conservation of Atlantic Tuna.

Moore obtained the rank of Eagle Scout in 1957 as a member of Troop 25 in Farmville. He attended the 1957 National Jamboree at Valley Forge, Penn. As a Scout, he also attended camp at Camp Charles in Bailey and Camp Croatan on the Neuse River near New Bern.