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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING ROBERT CARLSON UPON ACHIEVING | |
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SCOUTING'S MOST DISTINGUISHED HONOR, THE RANK OF EAGLE SCOUT | |
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Introduced By: Senators Shibley, Hodgson, and Maher | |
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Date Introduced: January 03, 2012 | |
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Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar | |
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WHEREAS, Earning an Eagle Scout badge is the pinnacle of achievement within the Boy |
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Scouts of America. It is an exceptional distinction achieved by fewer than five percent of all the |
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young men who enter scouting; and |
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WHEREAS, Robert Carlson is a remarkable young man worthy of this prestigious |
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achievement and his accomplishments are truly deserving of our recognition; and |
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WHEREAS, Robert’s scouting journey culminated on February 28, 2011, when he |
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earned the rank of Eagle. During his journey, he amassed special awards, including Order of the |
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Arrow, and spent a week at White Stag Leadership Training. He also participated in the Maine |
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High Adventure Allagash Canoe Trip and the Florida Base Trip; and |
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WHEREAS, Robert began his scouting career in 1999 as a Cub Scout and advanced |
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through the ranks, ultimately earning the highest award, the Arrow of Light. He continued on to |
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Boy Scouts, joining Troop 1, East Greenwich, Rhode Island, in April, 2004; and |
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WHEREAS, Learning important lifelong skills and values, Robert earned twenty-eight |
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merit badges, seven more than the required twenty-one, in addition to serving in several |
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leadership positions, including Assistant Senior Patrol Leader, Patrol Leader, Troop Guide, |
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Senior Patrol Leader, and Junior Assistant Scoutmaster; 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 Scout, Robert Carlson planned, developed, and carried out an |
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extensive Eagle Scout service project. He organized a personal hygiene product drive to benefit |
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Crossroads Rhode Island located in Providence, in which he and his fellow scouts distributed |
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collection boxes to local schools, businesses, and public offices, and sent out flyers for the project |
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on school email list servers. Robert and his team of scouts from Troop 1 collected the donated |
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items, sorted through them, and made boxes to deliver to Crossroads. The sheer number of items |
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collected overwhelmed the shelter; and |
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WHEREAS, Graduating in June 2011 from East Greenwich High School, Robert was an |
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active member of the National Honor Society and Student Council. He was a member of the |
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volleyball and cross country teams, as well as the Avenger Band, which marched in the Inaugural |
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Parade of President Barack Obama in January of 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, Taking the summer off to work on the Block Island Ferry, Eagle Scout |
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Robert Carlson is now attending Northeastern University and pursuing a degree as a mechanical |
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engineer; 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. Robert Carlson exemplifies everything an |
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Eagle Scout should be and all that we hope our children will grow to be; now, therefore be it |
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RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
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hereby honors Robert Carlson for all he has done to attain the rank of Eagle within the Boy |
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Scouts of America; and be it further |
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RESOLVED, That this Senate extends our deepest appreciation to Robert Carlson for his |
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untiring service to the community and for setting a high standard of commitment and dedication |
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by which youth of this great state may follow. We proffer our very best wishes for good health |
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and happiness in the months and years ahead; and be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to |
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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Eagle Scout Robert Carlson. |
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