RESOLUTION EXTENDING CONGRATULATIONS TO CARLOS HERNANDEZ, JR. FOR ACHIEVING THE RANK OF EAGLE SCOUT
WHEREAS, Carlos Hernandez, Jr:„ a member of the Boy Scouts of America Scout Troop 1439, will be awarded Scouting's highest honor, the rank of Eagle Scout; and
WHEREAS, The City Council has been informed of this special occasion by the Honorable Marty Quinn, Alderman of the 13th Ward; and
WHEREAS, Carlos earned the rank of Eagle Scout on April 21, 2021; and
WHEREAS, As Carlos' Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project, he organized a community effort to collect winter items for children. Carlos completed 150 hours towards his Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project; and
WHEREAS, Attaining the rank of Eagle Scout is achieved by only two percent of young men who enroll in the scouting program. To become an Eagle Scout, a Scout must earn twenty-one merit badges in addition to completing several community service projects; and
WHEREAS, Carlos Hernandez, Jr. has completed all of the requirements for the rank of Eagle Scout and has been examined by an Eagle Scout Board of Review, certifying his worthiness for Scouting's highest distinction and now joins the ranks of many successful and influential Eagle Scouts; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved, That we, the Mayor, and members of the City Council of the City of Chicago, gathered here this twenty-third day of June, 2021, do hereby extend our heartiest congratulations to Carlos Hernandez, Jr. on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout and wish him every success in all of his future endeavors;
7 MARTY QUINN Alderman, 13 th Ward
Be It Further Resolved, that a suitable copy of this resolution be prepared and presented to Carlos Hernandez, Jr.