 | | | Troop 219 Eagle Scouts, pictured from left: Rhett M. Skvarna, Benjamin L. Braunstein, Jonathan D. Clark, Conner J. McPhail, Nicholas D. Eppinger and Luke R. Combi. Photo provided | | | | | | Troop 219 of Lafayette, California will hold a Court of Honor on Sept. 18 to recognize and celebrate six outstanding young men - Rhett M. Skvarna, Benjamin L. Braunstein, Jonathan D. Clark, Conner J. McPhail, Nicholas D. Eppinger and Luke R. Combi - who have achieved BSA's highest rank, Eagle Scout.
In addition to earning 21 merit badges to achieve the Eagle Scout rank, Scouts also completed the following community service projects: Skvarna completed a bench restoration and beautification project at Acalanes High School; Clark designed and built a custom bookcase for teachers at Burton Valley Elementary School; Eppinger collected over 1,400 books from Kapnek Trust USA for use in libraries and schools in Zimbabwe; Braunstein built a 9 Square game in the Air court for Happy Valley Elementary School; Combi built Wood Duck nesting boxes for Cal Farms located on Grizzly Island in the Suisun Marsh; and McPhail organized a landscaping and enhancement project at Acalanes High School.
These six Eagle Scouts will receive recognition and proclamations from the City of Lafayette and Mayor Susan Candell, local U.S. Congressman Mark DeSaulnier, California State Sen. Steve Glazer, The White House and Contra Costa County. |
Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA