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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, It has come to the attention of the Illinois House
3 of Representatives that Michelangelo Scafidi III has completed
4 the necessary requirements to obtain the rank of Eagle Scout,
5 the highest advancement rank within the Boy Scouts of America;
6 and
 
7     WHEREAS, On November 29, 2004, he passed his Eagle Board of
8 Review; less than two percent of all scouts achieve this rank;
9 and
 
10     WHEREAS, Michelangelo has also received the Parvuli Dei
11 Religious Award, the Conservation Award, and the Bronze Eagle
12 Palm; he will be presented his official Rank by Dave Klempier,
13 Scoutmaster, at The Eagle Court of Honor which will be held on
14 April 10, 2005; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Itasca Boy Scout Troop 409 is very proud of their
16 newest Eagle Scout; Michelangelo is an Itasca resident and
17 Driscoll Catholic High School honor student; and
 
18     WHEREAS, In order to become an Eagle Scout, a scout must
19 complete 21 merit badges, have community service hours, and do
20 an Eagle project that benefits the community; Michelangelo's
21 Eagle project, which took over 135 man hours to complete, is
22 located on St. Peter the Apostle's Church property; with the
23 help of numerous other scouts, he constructed a seating and
24 fire pit area for use by youth groups and parishioners; and
 
25     WHEREAS, Michelangelo has accumulated 31 merit badges to
26 date and has attended several Boy Scout summer camps in
27 Wisconsin; in addition, in the summer of 2004, he went on a
28 30-mile, week-long mountain trek in the mountains of New Mexico
29 at the world renown Philmont Scout Ranch as part of an
30 eight-man crew from scouts all over the United States; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, He currently serves as Troop Guide and Order of
2 the Arrow Representative; therefore, be it
 
3     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
5 we join his family and friends in congratulating Michelangelo
6 Scafidi III upon attaining the coveted rank of Eagle Scout and
7 commend him upon the unswerving dedication to excellence that
8 is the hallmark of the Eagle Scout; and be it further
 
9     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10 presented to Eagle Scout Michelangelo Scafidi III as an
11 expression of our respect and esteem.