HEWITT — Three boy scouts from Troop 146 earned the rank of Eagle Scout in the past several months. With a combined total of over 725 hours community service, the scouts of the Hewitt-based troop learned leadership, management, budgeting and practical construction skills while offering scouts and volunteers the opportunity to give back to their neighbors.
Thomas Carroll, son of Ken and Liz Carroll, raised more than $2,250 and organized a score of volunteers to rebuild the 14 outdoor Stations of the Cross at Our Lady Queen of Peace Church. The project included rebuilding stone and cement foundations and creating new wooden stations. Thomas is attending St. Joseph University.
The installation of a Bocce Ball Court for the senior citizens and PRIDE group at Hillcrest Community Center was Patrick William Kerssen's Eagle project.
More than 235 hours of effort included site work requiring a front end loader and dump truck. His parents are Eric and Lisa Kerssen. Patrick is attending Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pa.
Noah Chamberlain's project was laying a cement base and building a 17' X 12' metal storage shed for Our Lady Queen of Peach Church. More than a dozen volunteers, including his parents, Gene and Donna Chamberlain, invested 180 hours of service to complete the structure. Noah is attending Passaic County Community College.
In 2013, six percent of all Boy Scouts nationwide earned Scouting's highest award, the Eagle Scout. In doing so, Boy Scouts and volunteers working on Eagle Scout projects invested 9.3 million service hours to improving and maintaining their communities.
To learn more about scouting in the Hewitt neighborhood, visit the Troop 146 Open House on Monday, Oct. 6, at the UGL Clubhouse starting at 7:30 p.m.
For more information, contact Jim Harrington at 973-853-3016 or Bob Ruth 973-853-5680