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Knox Trail Council Recognizes
Class of 2011 - 2012 Eagle Scouts
Marlborough, Massachusetts –
May 4, 2011
- The
Knox Trail Council Boy Scouts of America honored its
Class of 2011 - 2012 Eagle Scouts at a banquet
held at the Marlborough Marriott. Organized by the
Council’s National Eagle Scout Association (NESA)
Committee, over 100 Scouts, parents, Scout leaders,
and mentors attended to celebrate the Scouts’
achieving the highest rank in Boy Scouting.
The Council also recognized Jack Slattery of Troop 1
Stow as
the
first recipient of the Knox Trail Council Eagle
Scout Service Project of the Year.
Jack’s project involved writing,
directing and producing a short video about The West
School, a historic one-room schoolhouse in Stow, MA.
The 1825 building is currently an active museum
containing many historical artifacts. Jack conceived
the short educational video to help museum visitors
better imagine what it was like to go to school
there in the 1800’s.
Jack also spoke
of "what being an Eagle Scout means to me." "Growing
up and moving through the ranks of Scouting to
achieve the Eagle rank has certainly impacted the
type of person I am today. It is exciting and
amazing to see how people react when they learn you
are an Eagle Scout. There is a respect that comes to
anyone who dedicates themselves to the pursuit of
such a significant goal and achieves it. It says we
are not quitters. It says we are not afraid of hard
work and sacrifice. It says we are men of character.
It speaks volumes."
The Council estimates that the Class of 2011 -
2012 provided a total of approximately 20,000 hours
in community service through leadership service
projects across the 21 towns it serves.
Special thanks to EMC and Harvard Pilgrim Health
Care for their support of this annual event.
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