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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, It has come to the attention of the Illinois House |
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| of Representatives that Michelangelo Scafidi III has completed |
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| the necessary requirements to obtain the rank of Eagle Scout, |
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| the highest advancement rank within the Boy Scouts of America; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, On November 29, 2004, he passed his Eagle Board of |
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| Review; less than two percent of all scouts achieve this rank; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Michelangelo has also received the Parvuli Dei |
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| Religious Award, the Conservation Award, and the Bronze Eagle |
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| Palm; he will be presented his official Rank by Dave Klempier, |
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| Scoutmaster, at The Eagle Court of Honor which will be held on |
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| April 10, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Itasca Boy Scout Troop 409 is very proud of their |
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| newest Eagle Scout; Michelangelo is an Itasca resident and |
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| Driscoll Catholic High School honor student; and
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| WHEREAS, In order to become an Eagle Scout, a scout must |
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| complete 21 merit badges, have community service hours, and do |
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| an Eagle project that benefits the community; Michelangelo's |
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| Eagle project, which took over 135 man hours to complete, is |
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| located on St. Peter the Apostle's Church property; with the |
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| help of numerous other scouts, he constructed a seating and |
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| fire pit area for use by youth groups and parishioners; and
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| WHEREAS, Michelangelo has accumulated 31 merit badges to |
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| date and has attended several Boy Scout summer camps in |
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| Wisconsin; in addition, in the summer of 2004, he went on a |
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| 30-mile, week-long mountain trek in the mountains of New Mexico |
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| at the world renown Philmont Scout Ranch as part of an |
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| eight-man crew from scouts all over the United States; and
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