ADOPTED - MARCH 9, 2004

Agenda Item No. 27

Introduced by the Law Enforcement Committee of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION HONORING ANTHONY DEMOREST

RESOLUTION #04-81

WHEREAS, Anthony Demorest is a senior at Everett High School; and

WHEREAS, during his high school career Anthony has been involved in football and tutoring special education students; and

WHEREAS, he is a member of Boy Scout Troop #411 where he has earned at least 21 merit badges; and

WHEREAS, Anthony's Eagle Project involved organizing and building three regulation horseshoe pits with a 50 foot protective fence at Ingham County's Hawk Island Park in Lansing; and

WHEREAS, Anthony 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 hereby congratulates Anthony Demorest for earning the rank of Eagle Scout and extends its sincere appreciation to Anthony for serving as a positive role model for the youth in our community.

LAW ENFORCEMENT: Yeas: Schor, Stid, Holman, Swope, Schafer

Nays: None Absent: Minter Approved 2/26/04