Describe your Eagle project:
I made art bags for the children at Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Providence. The bags were packed with many different art supplies. I had places set up for people to donate supplies, then I led my troop into organizing, separating and filling the art bags.

What are some highlights of your Scouting experience?
Working at Yawgoog Scout Reservation in Rockville, R.I. Prior to that, going through the C.I.T. Corps at the same camp. All of the things I have learned, like knot tying and camping skills. The fun trips with my troop, like D.C. and climbing Mt. Monadnock, in N.H. I have also met most of my friends through Scouting.

Explain why Scouting has been important to you and why it's still important to our community and nation after 100 years:
Scouting has played a huge part in my life. I have been in Scouting since 1997, when I joined Tiger Cubs. Throughout the years, I have learned a lot from it – more than what I feel I have ever learned in school. I learned so much that I hold all of it near and dear to me. I have met most of my closest friends through Scouting, and they are still my closest friends after eight or so years. I believe it has helped me mature the way I have. Reaching the rank of Eagle humbles me and makes me feel like a greater person than I ever thought I could feel. To me, this is the greatest accomplishment I have ever made. I still am active in my troop as an Assistant Scout Master, and when I get older and have children, I would like them to be enrolled in this great program as well. Scouting is still important to our community and nation after 100 years because it does help and shape the youth for the future. I have met many people who dropped out of Scouts or reached life and never reached the rank of Eagle, and they all say it was a great experience for them. When I meet someone who is a Scout, I think of that Scout who was in the famous story of Baden Powell, where he got the idea to form Scouting in the U.S. When I meet an Eagle Scout, that individual sticks out because they are part of something big, and that is very important and honorable. When Boy Scouts turns 100 next year, not only we within the Scouting program should celebrate it, but the rest of the nation should celebrate with us, for it does not just affect our lives, but the lives of everyone within this nation, and internationally as well.