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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2017

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING CHRISTOPER NADEAU UPON ACHIEVING

SCOUTING'S MOST DISTINGUISHED HONOR, THE RANK OF EAGLE SCOUT

     Introduced By: Senator V. Susan Sosnowski

     Date Introduced: January 18, 2017

     Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar

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

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

the young men who enter scouting; and

     WHEREAS, Christopher Nadeau of Troop 138, West Kingston, is a remarkable young

man who is eminently worthy of this prestigious achievement and his accomplishments are truly

deserving of our recognition; and

     WHEREAS, Christopher began his scouting career in the first grade when he joined the

Cub Scouts. Over the past eleven years, Christopher has become a responsible young man who

has learned vital life skills. He has learned crucial leadership skills and to be accountable for his

actions and decisions in life. He has cooked for his Troop and done the preparation work for

mountain hikes. He has also served the wider community by collecting food for the less fortunate,

planting flags at the Veterans Cemetery, and building community gardens, sheds and bridges for

local community groups; and

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

obtaining the rank of Eagle, Christopher helped the South Kingstown Land Trust in building a 6

by 36 raised garden bed, fenced in with a hand built gate. The garden will be used as a

demonstration garden for the Samuel E. Perry Grist Mill and will be used to grow a variety of

vegetables; and

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

celebrate the accomplishments of our future leaders. Christopher Nadeau, who will be graduating

South Kingstown High School this year and plans to study physics in college, exemplifies

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

be it

     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

hereby honors Christopher Nadeau for all he has done to attain the Rank of Eagle Scout within

the Boy Scouts of America; and be it further

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

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Christopher Nadeau.

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