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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 MATTHEW F. FUSCO UPON ACHIEVING | |
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SCOUTING'S MOST DISTINGUISHED HONOR, THE RANK OF EAGLE SCOUT | |
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Introduced By: Senators Kettle, and Shibley | |
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Date Introduced: May 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 |
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Boy Scouts of America. It is an exceptional distinction achieved by fewer than five percent of all |
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the young men who enter scouting; and |
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WHEREAS, Matthew F. Fusco 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, Learning important lifelong skills and values, Matthew earned thirty-nine |
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merit badges and has served in leadership positions, including Senior Patrol Leader, Chaplain |
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Aide, and Indian Chief, within Troop 39, Summit, Rhode Island, as well as exhibited the highest |
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scout spirit; 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, Matthew F. Fusco planned and carried out an extensive Eagle |
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Scout service project. Matthew organized and supervised his fellow scouts in the clean up of the |
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W. Alton Jones Campus of the University of Rhode Island, a facility which provides |
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environmental education to school-age children. Matthew and fellow scouts devoted countless |
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hours and an amazing amount of energy carrying out his project for the benefit of the community |
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and visitors; 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. Matthew F. Fusco exemplifies everything |
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an 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 Matthew F. Fusco for all he has done to attain the rank of Eagle within the Boy |
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Scouts of America. We would also like to commend Matthew’s family and friends for giving |
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him the background and values that will stay with him for a lifetime; and be it further |
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RESOLVED, That this Senate extends our deepest appreciation to Matthew F. Fusco for |
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his untiring service to the community and for setting a high standard of commitment and |
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dedication by which youth of this great state may follow. We proffer our very best wishes for |
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good health 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 Matthew F. Fusco. |
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