ADOPTED - FEBRUARY 2, 2004

Agenda Item No. 13

Introduced by the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION HONORING DAVID STEWART GRAFF

RESOLUTION #04-002

WHEREAS, David Stewart Graff is a senior at Williamston High School where he is a member of the National Honor Society and the varsity tennis team; and

WHEREAS, David was an active participant of the Cub Scouts and joined Boy Scout Troop #63 in 1996 where he has earned 32 merit badges; and

WHEREAS, he became a member of the Order of the Arrow in 1998 and the Brotherhood in 2000, he has served as quartermaster, troop guide, scribe and assistant patrol leader; and

WHEREAS, David has also served as communications chairman, vice chief of program and lodge chief for the Order of the Arrow Lodge #374; and

WHEREAS, his Eagle Project involved digitally archiving back issues of the Williamston Enterprise which he achieved by designing and building a camera stand, photographing the newspapers checking for legibility, organizing by issue and page number and then burning to CD's, David, with the help of his parents spent 17 hours planning the project, and with the help of an additional thirteen fellow scouts and friends spent 120 hours completing the project.

WHEREAS, David has 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.

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

SS\ Celentino, Dedden, De Leon, Grebner, Hertel, Holman, Lynch, Minter, Nevin, Schafer, Schor, Severino, Stid, Swope, Thomas, Weatherwax-Grant