HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC AG PKT 2004-01-26 #A RESOLUTION NUMBER 5 191
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, HONORING AND
COMMENDING ROBERT THOMAS McLAUGHLIN FOR •
ACHIEVING THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA EAGLE
AWARD
WHEREAS,. the Eagle Award is the highest rank a Boy Scout'can achieve and is
accomplished by only two percent of all scouts; and
WHEREAS, the requirements for an Eagle Award are demanding, requiring twenty-
one merit badges, each denoting a special skill and a series of
proficiency levels in the categories of citizenship, personal development
and physical fitness; and
WHEREAS, Robert McLaughlin of Troop 642, Orange Frontier District, has achieved
the rank of Eagle Scout, and will be honored at his Eagle Court of Honor
recognition ceremony to be held on January 25, 2004; and
WHEREAS, beginning his scouting career in•1996 as a Cub Scout, Robert earned the
Arrow of Light award, the highest rank a Cub Scout can achieve; and
WHEREAS, progressing through the Scout ranks, Robert earned 24 merit badges as
well as the Order of the Arrow Award. Robert also held several
leadership positions, including Senior Patrol Leader, Assistant Senior
Patrol Leader, Patrol Leader, Assistant Patrol Leader and Scribe; and
WHEREAS, for his Eagle project, Robert refurbished the technology room at the
New Life Beginnings shelter for women in Long Beach. Robert
obtained donations from local businesses and organizations to purchase
new computers and software, he also provided,window screens in the '
computer room, the project consisting of a total of two hundred and sixty
man- hours.
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• NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Seal
Beach, California, does hereby honor and commend
ROBERT THOMAS McLAUGHLIN
for having achieved the Eagle Scout Award from Troop 642 of Seal Beach to be
presented at his Eagle Court of Honor Ceremony on the on the 25th day of January,
2004.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Seal
Beach, California, at a meeting thereof held on the Twenty-sixth day of January in
the Year Two Thousand Four.
Mayor Patricia Campbell
ATTEST: -
Joanne M. Yeo, City Clerk
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