Throughout its history, members of the Boy Scouts of America have provided leaders for tomorrow, prepared as good citizens, always ready to serve others. Service often occurs in small, unassuming ways – good turns and acts of kindness by individual Scouts, often unnoticed throughout their daily lives. It happens on a larger scale, too, when an Eagle Scout candidate plans and carries out his major service project. The celebration of this event was recently held at the China Baptist Church for Eagle Scout Nivek Lynn Boostedt, of Troop #479.
Friends, family members, elected officials and other scouts gathered together to honor Nivek for earning his wings – the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America. The Eagle is the highest rank that Scouting bestows in the advancement program. This was an occasion for pride and joy, as well as a time of reflection. Eagle Scout Nivek Boostedt, his family, his Scout leaders, and other members of the community had labored long and faithfully, and their efforts were recognized in this special presentation.
Nivek and his family selected the Four Winds Eagle Scout Ceremony and asked other members of Troop 479 to assist him.
Scout Michael Boostedt represented the West Wind. The spirit of the West Wind represents the law of equity, your duty to country and to others; friendly, courteous, and kind are the laws that breathe of conscience.
Scoutmaster Scott Adams asked his mother to pin the Eagle medal on Nivek’s uniform. He then asked Nivek to present her with the Eagle mother’s pin. He then asked Nivek’s father to present the Eagle Scout certificate. Nivek was also asked to present to his father the Eagle lapel pin. His parents were asked to place the Eagle neckerchief around the neck of their son. Scott gave remarks about Nivek’s time in Scout Troop 479.
Committee Member Danielle Pettengill asked Eagle Scout Nivek Boostedt to advance his name on the board of Eagle rank. Assistant Scoutmaster Doug Leonard also presented awards from the troop 479 committee.
An integral component of the requirements is a service project. The candidate must develop the project, organize the materials and manpower, and supervise its completion. His project was to select a space in the China School Forest in back of the school to clear an area for an outdoor classroom. He was also asked to replace the shingled roof on the little building at the Bird Watching Station. He met with Anita Smith to coordinate the two projects. He selected the area for the classroom, marked the trees to cut, trees were cut and some of the tree stumps were used to provide the posts for the benches. He also had a seat cut into a log that was left from a previous cutting. A metal roof was placed on the little building and trees and limbs were removed near the roof to prevent damage to the roof.
He is the son of Kevin and Heather Boostedt, of South China, and he is currently working at Sam’s Club.
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This is big, it shows hard work and dedication through a lot of years. Good work Nivek! Great article.. Very well written.