CONGRATULATIONS EXTENDED TO JOSEPH RUBIN ON EARNING THE RANK OF EAGLE
SCOUT
WHEREAS, Life Scout Joseph Rubin of Queen of All Saints Basilica's Boy Scout Troop 626 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, As Joseph's Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project, he organized, coordinated and implemented the relocation of learning materials, equipment, and other contents of four outdoor mobile classroom units. Joe also directed the repair of four planters, replacing and repairing lumber, replacing the old soil with new and replacing old plants with recycled plants. He then relocated the four planters in the new annex of Edgebrook Elementary Public School; and
WHEREAS, Attaining the rank of Eagle Scout is achieved by only two percent of boys who enroll in the scouting program. In order to become an Eagle Scout, a Scout must earn twenty-one merit badges in addition to completing several community service projects; and
WHEREAS, Joseph has completed all the requirements and has been examined by an Eagle Scout Board of Review, certifying his worthiness for Scouting's highest distinction; and
WHEREAS, Many Eagle Scouts have grown up to 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.; now therefore,
Be It Resolved, That we, the Mayor and members of the City Council of the City of Chicago, gathered here this twenty-sixth day of November 2013, do hereby extend our heartiest congratulations to Joseph Rubin on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout and wish him every success in any and all of his future endeavors; and
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