HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC AG PKT 2004-01-26 #B RESOLUTION NUMBER 5 200
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, HONORING AND
COMMENDING MICHAEL CARLTON KNIGHT 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, Michael Knight 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 October, 1994 as a Cub Scout, Michael
earned the Religious Emblem as well as the Arrow of Light award, the
highest rank a Cub Scout can achieve; and
WHEREAS, progressing through the Scout ranks, Michael earned 35 merit badges
and held several leadership positions, including Instructor, Camporee
Staff, Senior Patrol Leader and Assistant Senior Patrol Leader, earned the
"80 Nights Camped" patch, was also Color Guard for the Opening
Ceremony of the 2003 Paralyzed Veterans Games in Long Beach; and
WHEREAS, for his Eagle Project Michael established a computer learning center for
WeCare in Los Alamitos, to help the poor and homeless develop
computer skills. Organizing and supervising work crews from Troop
642, Michael acquired, repaired and installed donated computers and
software, he also remodeled and refurbished the room that housed the
equipment, the project consisting of a total of two hundred twenty - four
man - hours.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Seal
Beach, California, does hereby honor and commend
MICHAEL CARL
AR TON KNIGHT
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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