Eagle Scout
Matt Berra
Matt Berra, Troop 111 Eagle Scout #53, "beat
the clock" and completed his Eagle requirements just before his 18th birthday. Yes,
that was a giant sigh of relief you heard on April 5th! Matt passed his Board of
Review on 9 April1997; his Honor Role:
- 27 Merit Badges
- 44 days of long-term camping
- 60 days of short-term camping
- 3 High Adventure treks (Susquehanna River, Great Smokies, Philmont)
- 2 50-Miler Awards
- Assistant Patrol Leader
- Patrol Leader
- Senior Patrol Leader
- Projectoree Staff
- Philmont Crew Chief
- Troop Guide
Matt's Eagle Project was a new one for the Troop - a major tree
replanting effort at the Shirlington Circle area off I-395. This project
was done in cooperation with the organization Fairfax Re-Leaf, which
re-forests areas around construction sites and road interchanges in order
to help keep Arlington and Fairfax Counties "green". If you've ever seen
those bunches of off-white colored tubes in open areas alongside our local
interstate highways, that's Fairfax Re-Leaf on the job (the tubes are
protectors to help the trees grow.) Matt's group planted over 100 trees -
including some of the new disease-resistant American Elms - in the median
strips by the Shirlington Gateway area. In ten years, this will convert
was is currently a barren, desolate area into another mini-forest
alongside I-395. A nice piece of work.
Matt's Eagle Board was also impressive (and thanks to): Tim
Arthurs, Paul Diehl, John Manning, Sally McMullen and Gordon Pennington.
Many Thanks to one and all who helped get Matt "over the hump" the last
few months - it couldn't have happened without you.
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28 July 1997
