LATE                                                                                                            ADOPTED - NOVEMBER 14, 2006

                                                                                                                                          Agenda Item No.  24

 

Introduced by Commissioner Randy Schafer of the:

 

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

 

RESOLUTION HONORING BRADLEY SHUCK

 

RESOLUTION #06-311

 

WHEREAS, Bradley Shuck is a senior at Williamston High School, he is active in band and is currently serving as its Band Council President; and

 

WHEREAS, Brad is also a member of the tennis team, earning the designation of most valuable doubles player during his junior varsity year, he plans to attend Michigan State University upon graduation and hopes to play the trumpet in the MSU Marching Band; and

 

WHEREAS, Brad has been involved in scouting since becoming a Tiger Scout in first grade, he joined Troop #63 in 2000, he has served as quartermaster, assistant patrol leader, patrol leader, assistant senior patrol leader, senior patrol leader, junior assistant scoutmaster and currently serves as assistant scoutmaster; and

 

WHEREAS, Brad has participated in three high adventure trips with the Scouts – two trips to Northern Tier Boundary Waters to canoe over 100 miles each time and one trip to Philmont Scout Ranch ; and

 

WHEREAS, he has earned 37 merit badges and is the sixth member of his family to receive the Eagle Scout award under the guidance of his grandfather and Scoutmaster Ralph Shuck; and

 

WHEREAS, Brad’s eagle project entailed converting two unused bathrooms at the Williamston United Methodist Church into one storage room for historical, membership and financial records of the church, he spent 10 hours planning the project and with the help of 23 other fellow scouts, friends and family spent an additional 232 hours completing the project; and

 

WHEREAS, Brad 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 Bradley Shuck for earning the rank of Eagle Scout and extends its sincere appreciation to Brad for serving as a positive role model for the youth in our community.

 

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Commissioner Randy Shafer