Describe your Eagle project:
My Eagle project was a feat in itself. With the help of close to 100 people, we re-landscaped Notre Dame Church in Fall River, Mass. This consisted of over 4,000 pounds of mulch, 700 pounds of soil, 250 feet of fresh-paint coated railings. We cut down trees and planted seven trees and installed 50 solar lights around the front perimeter of the church. We also sanded and repainted the emergency doors in the back of the church and re-fixed a major erosion problem in the front with a retaining wall and lots of compacted soil, and we did this in one day with two bulldozers and a lot of help from friends and family who I am grateful for.

What are some highlights of your Scouting experience?
The list could go on forever, but the most important is working at Cachalot Scout Reservation as med-staff and lifeguard in the summer. I am a very active Brotherhood member of the Order of the Arrow. I am Chapter Chief for the Massasoit District. And I worked for section NE-1B as a Conclave Vice-Chief last year. I have traveled to every Boy Scout camp in the New England area, and being in Scouting has given me the chance to be a part of the Massachusetts Search and Rescue Team and working for Medstar as an operator for both ambulances and helicopters to all of Bristol County. Scouting is very rewarding, and I will never leave it.

Explain why Scouting has been important to you and why it's still important to our community and nation after 100 years:
Scouting has been important to me because it has taught me to be a man and do the right thing. It has taught me values that I would never have been able to explore in any other organization. My Scouting family is what has helped me in bad times and shared the good times with me as well. No other organization does that except Scouting, because they treat you like family. Scouting is important to our community because of the influence it gives to us. It shows these kids that there is something out there for them that is positive and resourceful. Because of Scouting’s positive role, a lot of inner city kids who join Scouting don't end up the way they could have ended up if they had stayed in their situation. It’s important to our nation after 100 years because it shows that we have come, we have conquered, and we are staying. It shows we put on a good program, if we have been here for 100 years. Plus, it’s not the past that we look at, it’s what’s in the future waiting for us to receive and give to the new generation of Boy Scouts.