Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Ryan Smith is a Holmdel scout and a student at Colts Neck High School.
Holmdel Township now has a new menorah for its holiday display, thanks to Marlboro teen Ryan Smith. Smith, a member of Holmdel Boy Scout Troop 331 and a junior at Colts Neck High School, said he learned last year that the township was in need of a new menorah and decided to make it Eagle Scout project. "I immediately jumped at this opportunity and spoke with Ms. Deborah Dow from Holmdel Recreation to see if this was something that was possible for me to do for my Eagle Scout project," Smith said. After submitting his plan to his troop committee and the Monmouth council, Smith set out to fundraise by bagging groceries at the Shop Rite of Marlboro. Smith and his project team raised $900 for the menorah materials. "It was a long and arduous …
Monday, December 3, 2012
For Vitale, the roots are deep, and his Eagle Scout project would strive to help an impoverished area while honoring his family.
After months of planning and construction, Marlboro teenager Joe Vitale saw his dream come alive as the doors opened to a new school for students in Guatemala. The dream began in 2007, during a trip Vitale took with his family in 2007 to Guatemala, where he said he was inspired meeting local children. Their school, he said, was more like a shack. "They had no seats or surfaces to write on, only the dirt floor. Later, during the tour, we were able to hand out school supplies, clothing and shoes," Vitale said. "We didn’t have enough for all of the children and it broke my heart." So Vitale took action, and now he has an entire school to show for it. Vitale's mother lived in Guatemala until age 12, and his great grandmother was a teacher …
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Joe Vitale, 15, is on the road to achieving Eagle Scout rank.
15 year-old Joe Vitale has his sights set on an Eagle Scout ranking, but more importantly, he has a goal to globalize his volunteerism and bring education to those less fortunate. Vitale is currently fundraising so he can build a school in Laguna Seca, Guatemala. The idea formed from a trip he took with his family in 2007 to Guatemala, where he said he was inspired meeting local children. Their school, he said, was more like a shack. "They had no seats or surfaces to write on, only the dirt floor. Later, during the tour, we were able to hand out school supplies, clothing and shoes," Vitale said. "We didn’t have enough for all of the children and it broke my heart. The look on the children’s faces when we were giving things out made me …
Moses
12:25 pm on Wednesday, December 5, 2012
He better build a life sized crucifixion and print out a mega-koran or jesus and mohammed will get upset. more ›