It was a night when members of Boy Scout Troop 31 received more
than 200 merit badges and two members were awarded the rank of Eagle Scout.
Troop 31, of Chadds Ford, held a Court of Honor, the traditional ceremony
honoring Eagle Scouts at Hillendale Elementary School Monday, Oct. 5.
Attaining the rank eagle were Patrick Loundas, of Birmingham
Township, and Kristopher Walls of Chadds Ford Township. Both are 18 years old
and seniors at Unionville High School.
Walls’ project benefitted the
Chadds Ford Historical Society. He built a drainage system with a rain barrel at the
society’s Barn Visitors’ Center, made a sturdier border around the parking lot
and added foliage around drainage pipes. All in all, he said, it took about 140
hours of work to do the project. Walls gave credit to many other scouts who
helped him.
Walls said he wants to stay in
scouting, possibly as a troop leader during summer outings while majoring in
special education at either Temple University or the University of Pittsburgh.
Loundas’ project was a bit out of
the norm. He coordinated a benefit concert where people brought canned food and
supplies to benefit the West Chester Food Cupboard. He booked four bands to
perform at Westminster Presbyterian Church. The concert brought in more than
500 pounds of food and $50 in cash donations. More than 20 other scouts helped
him.
“I love music and helping the
homeless. Building something wasn’t what I was called to do. Raising food and
music together was just a lot of fun for me to plan, organize and
execute.”
Loundas plays in a band and hopes
to stay involved in music after college, though he doesn’t necessarily want to
be a performer. The actual major he chooses will likely be based on where he
goes to school. He’s currently considering attending either Belmont University
in Nashville, Tenn. or Drexel in Philadelphia. The career path would either be
management or in the recording field.
Beth Zenuk, from state Rep. Steve
Barrar’s office, read state House citations for each of the two new eagles.
Troop 31 will conduct another
Court of Honor for three other Eagle Scouts in November.
About Rich Schwartzman
Rich Schwartzman has been reporting on events in the greater Chadds Ford area since September 2001 when he became the founding editor of The Chadds Ford Post. In April 2009 he became managing editor of ChaddsFordLive. He is also an award-winning photographer.
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