CONGRATULATIONS EXTENDED TO JAMES AGUSTIN LIBERTO ON EARNING THE RANK
OF EAGLE SCOUT
WHEREAS, Life Scout James Agustin Liberto of St. Luke Lutheran Church's Boy Scout Troop 115 has passed his Eagle Scout Board of Review earning him the rank of Eagle Scout, scouting's highest achievement; and
WHEREAS, The City Council has been informed of this special occasion by The Honorable Margaret Laurino, Alderman of the 39th Ward; and
WHEREAS, James' Eagle Scout Service Project was building a platform, two benches, and a shed in the Community Garden for the Greater Independence Park Neighborhood Association as part of the Independence Park Community Garden Revitalization Project; and
WHEREAS, Eagle Scout, the pinnacle of scouting, earned through commitment and dedication, exemplifies a model citizen. Only two percent of boys enrolled in the scouting program earn the rank of Eagle Scout. A Scout must earn twenty-one merit badges in addition to completing several community projects; and
WHEREAS, Many Eagle Scouts have become great leaders in diverse endeavors such as Astronaut Neil Armstrong, former United States President Gerald R. Ford, former United States Senator William Bradley, former major league baseball player Albert Belle and Chief Executive Officer of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, Sr.; and,
WHEREAS, James completed all the requirements and has been examined by an Eagle Scout Board of Review, certifying his worthiness for Scouting's highest distinction. He represents the highest values of youth in our great City of Chicago with whom its leaders place so much hope and trust; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved, That we, the Mayor and members of the City Council of the City of Chicago, gathered here this thirteenth day of January, 2016, do hereby extend our heartiest congratulations to James Agustin Liberto on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout and wish him every success in any and all of his future endeavors; and
Be It Further Resolved, That a suit...
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