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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING KEENAN VARR UPON ACHIEVING SCOUTING'S

MOST DISTINGUISHED HONOR, THE RANK OF EAGLE SCOUT

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Ackerman, O`Grady, and Costantino

     Date Introduced: January 15, 2015

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, Earning an Eagle Scout Badge is the pinnacle of achievement within the

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Boy Scouts of America. It is an exceptional distinction achieved by about six percent of all the

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young men who enter scouting; and

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     WHEREAS, Learning important lifelong skills and values, Keenan Varr of Boy Scout

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Troop 1, Manville, Rhode Island, earned the required number of merit badges; and

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     WHEREAS, As the highlight of his scouting years and to complete the final step toward

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obtaining the rank of Eagle, Keenan painted the perimeter fence that surrounds the grounds of the

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Head Start Child Development Association in Woonsocket, Rhode Island; and

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     WHEREAS, It is essential and fitting to recognize the triumphs of our youth and to

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celebrate the accomplishments of our future leaders. Eagle Scout Keenan Varr exemplifies

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everything an Eagle Scout should be and all that we hope our children will grow to be; now,

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therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

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Providence Plantations hereby honors Keenan Varr for all he has done to attain the rank of Eagle

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within the Boy Scouts of America; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That this House hereby extends our deepest appreciation to Keenan for his

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untiring service to the community and setting a high standard of commitment and dedication by

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which the youth of this great state may follow. We wish him happiness and continued success in

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all future endeavors; and be it further

 

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Eagle Scout Keenan Varr.

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