The 2025 Colgate W. Darden, Jr. Gala will honor Andrea Kilmer, CEO of The Garcia Companies, for her service to the community.  Get ready to celebrate in style, because the 2025 Darden Gala is bringing cowboy charm with boots, buckles, and sparkle.

The annual Darden Gala is a fundraising event for Scouting America Tidewater Council, this year featuring heaps o' vittles, saloon games, boot-stompin' music, line dancing, and a charity auction. All proceeds support Tidewater Council in its mission to provide local youth with life skills and character development. Tidewater Council serves more than 4,000 youth throughout Hampton Roads Virginia and northeast North Carolina. Your sponsorship of the Darden Gala will support a program that provides services to our most valuable resource, our youth.  For more than 100 years, the Scouting movement has taught youth the values of duty, honor, and community service.  

Celebrate with cowboy charm – boots, buckles, and sparkle welcome!
Saloon Games
Live and Silent Auctions
Boot-Stompin' Music
Heaps o' Vittles

Saturday, November 1, 2025 at 6 PM
The Westin Virginia Beach Town Center
4535 Commerce Street
Virginia Beach, VA 23462