 | | | Austin Wolfe (left) and Chris Perry Photo John Wolfe
| | | | | | Boy Scouts of America Troop 303 in Orinda is proud to induct two new Eagle Scouts. Chris Perry, a Miramonte senior, and Austin Wolfe, a Miramonte freshman, earned the highest advancement rank in Scouting by fulfilling requirements in the areas of leadership, service and outdoor skills. In addition an Eagle Scout must have completed at least 21 merit badges and organized and led a service project benefiting his community. Chris and Austin each led a project benefiting the elementary school where he began scouting as a Tiger Cub.
Chris's Eagle Scout Project provided Del Rey Elementary School with a reconstructed and safer sandbox in the main playground area. Chris tore down the existing splintered wood structure and replaced it with a cement structure that included a water drainage system. He then added synthetic wood panels on top of the walls for a comfortable and aesthetic place to sit, and new sand. New sand was poured into the sandbox, replacing the rock and dirt originally found.
Austin designed and led members of Troop 303 in the construction of an attraction for the Sleepy Hollow Elementary School Pumpkin Patch Carnival. The attraction, a twenty-one foot race track and fleet of sixteen Halloween-themed race cars, was designed to provide the youngest members of the school community an opportunity to be successful in an exciting non-skill based competition against older students. Austin donated the race game to the Sleepy Hollow Parents' Club for many years of enjoyment.
For over 45 years, Orinda Boy Scout Troop 303, chartered by the Rotary Club of Orinda, has been providing boys with a variety of hiking, camping, community service and leadership opportunities.
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA