Helping a disabled Eagle

[RememberSchiff]

http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/news/local_news/former-commissioner-coming-home-after-transplant/article_dd59b268-aa68-56bf-851a-6d38225dba46.html

 

Lakeland,Georgia

 

Boy Scout Troop 415 will be back at Lake Irma next weekend, putting the finishing touches on fellow scout Seanesee Richardson’s Eagle project.

 

And hopefully helping their friend accomplish his dream of becoming an Eagle Scout.

 

Sean Richardson, 16, was a Lanier County High School sophomore, a trumpet player in the school band, a Life Scout with Boy Scout Troop 415 at Park Avenue United Methodist Church in Valdosta, as noted in a May 21 article in The Valdosta Daily Times.

 

On Dec. 12, 2016, his life changed. While changing a tire, a van fell on his chest. He was unable to breathe properly for nearly an hour. He suffered brain damage in the accident.

 

Prior to the accident, Richardson had earned all of the necessary merit badges and served the required leadership roles to earn the rank of Eagle. He had even presented the proposal to replace rotting wood and paint fences and benches around Lake Irma in Lanier County.

 

Last month, his fellow Scouts undertook the work outlined in Richardson’s Eagle project. Richardson was there in his wheelchair, with mom Kimberly Richardson.

 

Scoutmasters believe Sean Richardson has completed all of the necessary requirements and should be awarded the rank of Eagle.

 

On Saturday, June 24, the scouts will return to put finishing touches on the project, said Stephen Findlay, an assistant scoutmaster with Troop 415.

 

“Then the project will be submitted to the Alapaha Council by the end of June for the Eagle board on July 18,†Findlay said. “Then the board’s results will be submitted to National. If necessary, we will append a letter describing the situation for review by National. I think if our local board approves the Eagle for Sean, then National will probably follow suit. This is our plan.â€

 

Scout Salute

[scoutldr]

Scout Salute to a brother Eagle to be.  This illustrates the admonition that "your project plan should be written in such detail that if something happens to you, someone else can pick it up and complete it as written."

[DadScouts]

Scout Salute to a brother Eagle to be.  This illustrates the admonition that "your project plan should be written in such detail that if something happens to you, someone else can pick it up and complete it as written."

 

I agree, but seem to recall the current BSA workbook and policy doesn't necessarily agree with this statement, sadly.