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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The highest award the National Council of the Boy
3 Scouts of America can bestow upon a Scout is that of Eagle
4 Scout; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Gregory A. Scafidi, II, of Boy Scout Troop 409, in
6 Itasca, earned his Eagle Scout recognition on November 29,
7 2007; and
 
8     WHEREAS, In order to qualify as an Eagle Scout, a young man
9 must demonstrate outstanding qualities of leadership, a
10 willingness to be of help to others, and superior skills in
11 camping, lifesaving, and first aid; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Greg supervised the construction, with the help of
13 numerous other scouts and friends, of a split rail fence which
14 outlines and beautifies the northern and western borders of the
15 Spring Brook Nature Center; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Greg has accumulated a total of 28 merit badges
17 and has attended several Boy Scout camps in Wisconsin; he is a
18 member of the Order of the Arrow; he received the Parvuli Dei
19 Religious Award, Conservation Award, and recently completed
20 enough merit badges for the Bronze Eagle Palm; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, He sailed the Atlantic Ocean in the summer of 2007
2 while attending Florida's National High Adventure Seabase; he
3 completed the Three Fires Council National Youth Leadership
4 Training course in 2007; and he currently serves as a Patrol
5 Leader and Troop Historian; and
 
6     WHEREAS, In earning this high rank, Greg joins an elite and
7 honorable fraternity of achievers that counts among its members
8 an extraordinary number of this nation's great leaders in
9 business, government, education, and other sectors of society;
10 and
 
11     WHEREAS, The achievement of the rank of Eagle Scout
12 reflects favorably upon the recipient, his family, his
13 Scoutmaster, and his fellow scouts; he will receive the
14 official Rank on May 4, 2008; therefore, be it
 
15     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
16 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
17 that we join his family and friends in congratulating Gregory
18 A. Scafidi, II, upon attaining the coveted rank of Eagle Scout,
19 and we commend him upon the unswerving dedication to excellence
20 that is the hallmark of the Eagle Scout; and be it further
 
21     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
22 presented to Eagle Scout Gregory A. Scafidi, II, as an

 

 

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1 expression of our respect and esteem.