Boy Scouts salutes pair

LYNN – Volunteerism and community involvement are bedrocks of the Boy Scouts of America, and that?s why every year the organization recognizes community leaders who work beyond their job definitions.The Mayor?s Breakfast for Scouting was the venue Thursday, when Lynn Business Partnership Chairman Gordon R. Hall and Lynn educator Francie Sudak were honored for their accomplishments.?I hear the words ?tireless volunteer,? and I have to tell you I don?t feel all that tired,” said Hall, the president and CEO of the Hall Company, a property-management firm. He has been both professionally and philanthropically involved in the Lynn community in human services, the arts and local business groups. His volunteer service in Lynn schools involves LynnArts, Raw Art Works, Family and Children?s Service of Greater Lynn, the Food Project, Habitat for Humanity.?My parents always taught us to give back,” said Hall. “But I sit on a lot of boards. There are a lot more boots on the ground from other people, and they deserve recognition.Sudak grew up in Lynn and graduated from Lynn English and Salem State, with majors in elementary education and early childhood.She runs the Coordinated Family and Community Engagement programs, funded by the Department of Early Education and Care, for the Lynn Public Schools – a job she?s had for 43 years. Her outreach includes reading programs at the library, and work with pregnant teens to help them stay in school.?I still love coming to Lynn every day,” said Sudak, who lives in Beverly. “I love what I do. I love working in the community, and I love making a difference to kids. It keeps me young.The family program for which she works services Lynn, Swampscott, Marblehead and Nahant.?I can?t retire just yet,” said Sudak, whose daughter, Megan, is the softball coach for Beverly High. “The superintendent has told me she doesn?t want me to.”