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"If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress" - President Barack Obama

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O f a n y o n e h u n d r e d b o y s w h o b e c o m e S c o u t s , i t m u s t b e c o n f e s s e d t h a t t h i r t y w i l l d r o p o u t i n t h e i r f i r s t y e a r P e r h a p s t h i s m a y b e r e g a r d e d a s a f a i l u r e , b u t l a t e r i n l i f e , a l l o f t h e s e w i l l r e m e m b e r t h a t t h e y h a d b e e n i n S c o u t i n g a n d w i l l s p e a k w e l l o f t h e p r o g r a m

O f t h e o n e h u n d r e d , o n l y r a r e l y w i l l o n e e v e r a p p e a r b e f o r e a j u v e n i l e c o u r t j u d g e . T w e l v e o f t h e o n e h u n d r e d w i l l b e f r o m f a m i l i e s t h a t b e l o n g t o n o c h u r c h . T h r o u g h S c o u t i n g , t h e s e t w e l v e a n d m a n y o f t h e i r f a m i l i e s w i l l b e b r o u g h t i n t o c o n t a c t w i t h a c h u r c h a n d w i l l c o n t i n u e t o b e a c t i v e a l l t h e i r l i v e s S i x o f t h e o n e h u n d r e d w i l l b e c o m e p a s t o r s

E a c h o f t h e o n e h u n d r e d w i l l l e a r n s o m e t h i n g f r o m S c o u t i n g , a n d a l l w i l l d e v e l o p h o b b i e s t h a t w i l l a d d i n t e r e s t t h r o u g h o u t t h e r e s t o f t h e i r l i v e s . A p p r o x i m a t e l y o n e - h a l f w i l l s e r v e i n t h e m i l i t a r y , a n d i n v a r y i n g d e g r e e s , p r o f i t f r o m t h e i r S c o u t t r a i n i n g . A t l e a s t o n e w i l l u s e i t t o s a v e a n o t h e r p e r s o n ' s l i f e , a n d m a n y m a y c r e d i t i t f o r s a v i n g t h e i r o w n .

F o u r o f t h e o n e h u n d r e d w i l l r e a c h E a g l e r a n k , a n d a t l e a s t o n e w i l l l a t e r s a y t h a t h e v a l u e d h i s E a g l e a b o v e h i s c o l l e g e d e g r e e M a n y w i l l f i n d t h e i r f u t u r e v o c a t i o n t h r o u g h m e r i t b a d g e w o r k a n d S c o u t i n g c o n t a c t s . S e v e n t e e n o f t h e o n e h u n d r e d b o y s w i l l b e c o m e a d u l t l e a d e r s a n d w i l l g i v e l e a d e r s h i p t o t h o u s a n d s o f a d d i t i o n a l b o y s .

O n e i n f o u r b o y s i n A m e r i c a w i l l b e c o m e S c o u t s , b u t i t i s i n t e r e s t i n g t o k n o w t h a t o f t h e l e a d e r s o f t h i s n a t i o n i n b u s i n e s s , r e l i g i o n a n d p o l i t i c s , t h r e e o u t o f f o u r w e r e S c o u t s T h i s s t o r y w i l l n e v e r e n d L i k e t h e ' G o l d e n P e b b l e ' o f s e r v i c e d r o p p e d i n t o t h e h u m a n s e a , i t w i l l c o n t i n u e t o r a d i a t e i n e v e r - w i d e n i n g c i r c l e s , i n f l u e n c i n g t h e c h a r a c t e r s o f m e n t h r o u g h u n e n d i n g t i m e .

"A week of camp life is worth six months of theoretical teaching in the meeting room"

- Lord Robert Balden-Powell

Eagle Scout Langston Beverly*

L e a d e r s h i p P o s i t i o n s : C h a p l a i n , T r o o p G u i d e , I n s t r u c t o r , P a t r o l L e a d e r , a n d S e n i o r P a t r o l L e a d e r

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L a n g s t o n ' s E a g l e p r o j e c t c o n s i s t e d o f c r e a t i n g b i r t h d a y b a g s f o r C A S A P r i n c e G e o r g e ' s C o u n t y W i t h h i s l e a d e r s h i p t h e t r o o p c r e a t e d 5 0 b i r t h d a y b a g s f o r y o u t h i n t h e C o u r t A p p o i n t e d S p e c i a l A d v o c a t e s ( C A S A ) p r o g r a m , t h a t s u p p o r t s a n d p r o m o t e s c o u r ta p p o i n t e d a d v o c a t e s f o r a b u s e d o r n e g l e c t e d c h i l d r e n i n o r d e r t o p r o v i d e c h i l d r e n w i t h a s a f e a n d h e a l t h y e n v i r o n m e n t i n p e r m a n e n t

*April 2020 Langson's Eagle Court of Honor was postponed due to the global pandemic

Scouting was a lesson in perseverance where I was able to implement the leadership skills learned to my everyday life, my academic career and in service to the community" - Langston Beverly, Eagle Scout

Eagle Scout Kwabena McGaney-Osei*

L e a d e r s h i p P o s i t i o n s : S c r i b e , Q u a r t e r m a s t e r , P a t r o l L e a d e r , S e n i o r P a t r o l L e a d e r , T r o o p G u i d e

S c o u t A c h e i v e m e n t s : N i n e t y ( 9 0 ) m i l e b i k e h i k e , T o t i n C h i p S c o u t e r D i g e s t F e a t u r e : A B i k e R i d e t o R e m e m b e r : A S c o u t ' s V i e w ( 8 / 2 0 1 8 )

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G h a n a , W A f r i c a i n F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 9 I t e n t a i l s e c u r i n g t w o k e y n o t e s p e a k e r s , i n t e r v i e w i n g h i s c h i e f u n c l e w h o s h a r e d t h e c o m p l e t e l i n e a g e w i t h h i m a n d c u r a t i n g v e n d o r s w h o d i s p l a y e d s a m p l e s o f f o o d a n d g o o d s t h a t e x e m p l i f i e d t h e G h a n a i a n c u l t u r e H i s K a p p a L e a g u e m e n t o r s , A l e x a n d r i a - F a i r f a x A l u m n i C h a p t e r o f K a p p a A l p h a P F a c i o u s l y h o s t e d i n t h e i r f

“During my time in Boy Scouts, I was able to truly hone my skills for communicating with others, assisting those in need, and public service through various avenues While in school, I continue to use the lessons of hard work and thriftiness Scouts has taught me through projects, my future career, and my own ethical practices With the years of exposure to community service and dedication to assistance, I will carry Boy Scouts with me for all of my efforts” -

Kwabena McGaney-Osei, Eagle Scout

*April 2020 Kwabena's Eagle Court of Honor was postponed due to the global pandemic

Eagle Scout Christian Newell

L e a d e r s h i p P o s i t i o n s : S c r i b e , W e b m a s t e r , T r o o p G u i d e

S c o u t A c h i e v e m e n t s : C y b e r C h i p M i l e S w i m , T o t i n ’ C h i p , N i n e t y ( 9 0 ) m i l e b i k e h i k e , F l o r i d a N a t i o n a l H i g h A d v e n t u r e S e a B a s e t o t h e B a h a m a s , A T V E x p e r i e n c e & S u m m i t B e c h t e l R e s e r v e

C h r i s t i a n N e w e l l i s t h e s o n o f R y a n a n d T r e v i a N e w e l l . H e i s a g r a d u a t i n g s e n i o r o f S u i t l a n d H i g h S c h o o l , w h e r e h e w a s p a r t o f t h e C e n t e r f o r V i s u a l a n d P e r f o r m i n g A r t s ( C V P A ) p r o g r a m . I n a d d i t i o n t o C V P A , h e p a r t i c i p a t e d o n t h e V a r s i t y C r o s s C o u n t r y , S w i m m i n g , I n d o o r , a n d O u t d o o r T r a c k & F i e l d t e a m s . A f t e r g r a d u a t i o n , h e p l a n s t o a t t e n d a u n i v e r s i t y i n t h e f a l l .

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Eagle Scout Rashad Dorsey

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L e a d e r s h i p P o s i t i o n s : A s s i s t a n t P a t r o l L e a d e r , J r P a t r o l L e a d e r , S r P a t r o l L e a d e r , Q u a r t e r M a s t e r , S c r i b e , a n d W e b m a s t e r

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R a s h a d ’ s E a g l e S c o u t P r o j e c t w a s t o p r o v i d e S h e p h e r d ’ s C o v e S h e l t e r , i n C a p i t o l H e i g h t s , M D , w i t h H y g i e n e K i t s I p r o v i d e d e s s e n t i a l h y g i e n e p r o d u c t s t o m o t h e r s a n d t h e i r c h i l d r e n i n n e e d a t t h e s h e l t e r

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l e a d e r s h i p s k i l l s , a r e d , g i v i n g m y b e s t a l w a y s a n d h e l p i n g H o o v e r , E a g l e S c o u t

“Teach Scouts not how to get a living, but how to live” - Lord Robert Baden-Powell

THANKYOU!

FROM BOY SCOUTS TROOP 1959

Thank You! Thank you to all of the Scout Leaders, teachers, friends, family, and everyone that has helped to make this day possible.

Because of your leadership, friendship, guidance, patience, encouragement, and perseverance you have helped these young men conquer a trail that many others will not complete

Heartfelt thank you to Fort Foote Baptist Church, Rev Dr Joseph W Lyles, Pastor and Sheila M Lyles, First Lady, who have graciously been our hosts over the years

Special thanks to the Parents for all you have done to guide these new Eagle Scouts on this momentous journey. Through the many years of camping, merit badges, fundraising, court of honors, and outings we have seen them grow and mature into young men.

We are honored and proud that Langston, Kwabena, Christian, Rashad, and Jason are among the 4% that can call themselves Eagle Scouts along with these other members of Troop 1959:

Everett Richmond 3/2015

Ricky Michael-Lee Cureton 4/2017

Bercari Franklin 4/2017

Chris Curley, Jr 10/2017 Kevin Ramos 10/2017

Troop 1959 Life Scouts

Miles Hodnett 1/2019

Avaughn Holley 1/2019

Shayne Richmond 1/2019

Malcolm Hodnett Zaire Johnson Joshua King Rico Malone Amaree McCaskill

Henry Thompson Cazayka H.Walker-Johnson

Past Scout Masters/Merit Badge Counselors

Rev. Larnell Exum (Cub Pack) James Barbour (Cub Pack/Troop) Calvin Hodnett

Trey Williams Richard Cureton Brenton Miller Monniquer McCaskill Ryan Newell

Felix Ramos Barnard Franklin Mike Hoover Halecia Richardson Everett Richmond

Past/Current Troop Committee Members

Harriett Richmond Eugene Richmond Lakisha McGaney-Osei Henry Thompson Courtney Thompson

Kathleen Cureton Josette Beverly Rodney Beverly Lateffa King-Robinson Tasha Brooks Deidra Kelly

Scout Master Christopher Curley Assistant Scout Master Ryan Newell Troop Committee Chair Richard Cureton