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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Res 5245 2004-06-14 WHEREAS, WHEREAS, WHEREAS, WHEREAS, WHEREAS, WHEREAS, RESOLUTION NUMBER 5 ~ tf5 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, HONORING AND COMMENDING PEDRO ABALOS DELOS SANTOS FOR ACHIEVING THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA EAGLE AWARD the Eagle Award is the highest rank a Boy Scout can achieve and is accomplished by only two percent of all scouts; and I the requirements for an Eagle Award are demanding, requiring twenty-one merit badges, each denoting a special skill and a ,series of proficief1cy levels in the categories of citizenship, personal development and physical fitness; and Pedi'Q DelosSantos of Troop 642, Orange Frontier District, has achieved the rank of Eagle Scout, under the leadership of Troop Leader Eric Angstadt, and will be honored at his Eagle Court of Honor recognition ceremony to be held on June 12,2004; and t. beginning his scouting career in 1991 as a Cub Scout, Pedro earned the Tiger, Wolf and Bear Cub badges, two years as a Webelo, and the Arrow of Light award, the highest rank a Cub Scout can achieve; and progressing through the Scout ranks, Pedro earned 32 merit badges, completed the Tenderfoot, Second and First Class, and Star achievement in one year, and also earned the Baden Powell Patch Award along with his Patrol- The Flying Eagels. Pedro held numerous leadership positions such as serving twice as Senior Patrol Leader. As an ,act of patriotism Pedro volunteered to be the sole representative of the Boy Scouts in his High Schoo~ after September 11th, 2002 and 'gave a speech to the entire student body concerning 9/11; and I for his Eagle project, Pedro renovated the front fl~wer landscape of the Precious Life Shelter's Thrift and Gift Shop in Los Alamitos. Pedro directed over 50 boy scouts and adult leaders of Troop 642 along with family an~ friends. Pedro received donations of over $2,000.00 as well as materials and tools from various b.usinesses in the City of Los Alamitos, Los Angeles County, and Orange County. The project totaled over 400 hours. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Seal Beach, California, does hereby honor and commend PEDRO ABALOS DELOS SANTOS for having achieved the Eagle Scout Award from Troop 642, Orange Frontier District, to be presented at his Eagle Court of Honor Ceremony on the 12th day of June, 2004. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Seal Beach, California, at a meeting thereof held on the Fourteenth day of June in the Year Two Thousand Four. dJ. a:p Mayor ProT~m Antos I I I I Resolution Number 5b? 16 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS CITY OF SEAL BEACH ) I, Linda Devine, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution is the original copy of Resolution Number 't)di./5 on file in the office of the City Clerk, passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council of the City qf S[)~/Beach at a meeting thereof held on the J4'!1l-day of T/}1( , 2004. ~~~/ i y Clerk ..