ADOPTED - FEBRUARY 26, 2002

Agenda Item No. 19

Introduced by the Law & Courts Committee of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION HONORING MARK FRASER

RESOLUTION #02-72

WHEREAS, Mark Fraser is a senior at Mason High School; and

WHEREAS, Mark is active in indoor soccer, Odyssey of the Mind and Intramural Basketball; and

WHEREAS, in the fall of 2002, Mark plans on attending Hillsdale College; and

WHEREAS, as a member of the Boy Scouts of America Troop 141, chartered by St. James Church, Mark has recently earned the highest rank attainable in scouting, the Eagle Scout; and

WHEREAS, to achieve the Eagle rank, a scout must demonstrate leadership and citizenship while earning 21 merit badges before reaching the age of 18 and must also complete a service project for the benefit of his community; and.

WHEREAS, Mark completed a service project which included relocating and painting the staff lounge at the Mason Branch of the Capital Area District Library, and also enlarged, framed and hung four pictures of historic downtown Mason; and

WHEREAS, under his supervision, 13 people participated in the completion of this project which involved 128 hours of work, Mark contributed another 60 hours in planning, carrying out and performing necessary follow-up work on the project.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners congratulate Mark Fraser for earning the rank of Eagle Scout and extends its sincere appreciation to Mark for serving as a positive role model for the youth in our community.

LAW & COURTS: Yeas: Krause, De Leon, Dedden, Stid, Grebner, Schafer

Nays: None Absent: Minter Approved 2/14/02