D.D.    

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On Monday, November 28, 2005, DD passed his Eagle Board of Review, making him an Eagle Scout.

Link to: DD-EagleProject photos

On Saturday, April 1, 2006, an Eagle Badge was pinned on DD's Scout Uniform

Link:  DD-EagleCeremony photos

D.D. is a regular on the honor roll at his high school.   He put on a magnificent performance as he played a star role in the play "You Can't Take it With You" at his high school.

March 2001 - Weekend Campout to the Rock Cut State Park (earned Polar Bear Patch)

April 2001 - Weekend Trip with Troop 374 to Maquoketa Caves and Field of Dreams

July 2001 - Spent a week at CFL (several weeks later than Troop 374)

08/20/2001-Promoted to Tenderfoot

October 2001 - Spent a weekend at a very rainy Camperall with Troop 374

12/03/2001 - Promoted to 2nd Class

09/09/2002 - Promoted to 1st Class

DD served as Senior Patrol Leader for Troop 374 from July 2003 to July 2004.

05/12/2003 - Promoted to Star Scout

June 6 - June 8, 2003 - Troop 374 Campout.  During the day Saturday, rafted down the Vermillion River.  During the evening, the troop watched auto races at the local racetrack.

July 2003 - Spent 7 nights with Troop 374 at Camp Freeland Leslie

September 2003 - Spent two nights camping with Troop at Rantoul AFB

09/17/2003 - Promoted to Life Scout

October 17, 2003 - October 19, 2003 - Spent two nights with the Troop at Camperee in Rochelle

October 25, 2003 - Monroe Service Project - 2 Service Hours

October 25, 2003 -  Pleasant Hill Service Project - 2 Service Hours

Jan 11, 2004 - Falcon Wrestling Club - 3 Service Hours

January 18, 2004 - Spent one night aboard the Cobia with the Troop

February 28, 2004 - Scouting for Food - 3 Service Hours

March 7, 2004 -  Scouting for Food - 2 Service Hours

March 13, 2004 - Scouting for Food - 2 Service Hours

April 23 - 24, 2004 Spent two nights camping at Springfield, IL

May 22, 2004 - Camped with the Troop at Green Valley

When transitioning to High School, his Middle School, in front of a very large assembly of graduating students and parents, presented DD with nearly a dozen academic, activity and social awards.  He was the only student to earn the Monroe Eagle Award that year.

June 12, 2004 - Camped with the Troop at Blackwell

June 21 to 24, 2004 - Camp Big Timber - Helped train Webelos techniques and safe use of Archery and BB Gun techniques.

June 22, 2004 - Initial presentation of Eagle project to committee

June 26, 2004 - Troop Canoe Trip on Fox River

D.D. spent much of his 2004 summer at CFL serving as a Merit Badge Counselor.

July 31, to August 9, 2004 - Spent 9 nights with Troop 374 at New River High Adventure in Virginia

September 17 - 19, 2004 - Spent two nights with Troop 374 at the Rantoul-Chanute AFB - U of I Jamboree

9/24/2004-9/25/2004 - Served with Kiwanis in joint fundraising effort for six hours 

Spent two nights with the Troop at Camporall in Sandwich from 10/8/04-10/10/04 

DD is recently sighted by the troop paparazi having dinner with the Troop 374 Committee at the Order of the Arrow Winter Banquet.

 

On Tuesday 2/22/05, attended a Wheaton City Council meeting and presented the colors.

March 12, 2005 - Two hours:  Distributed bags/brochures (Scouting for Food Community Service Drive)

April 15-17, 2005 - Spent two nights with the troop at Apple River Canyon Campout in NW Illinois

April 29 - May 1, 2005 -  Actively participated with the 2-night Troop 374 Reforesting campout at CFL.  Helped plant 500 trees.  Helped collect hundreds of large rocks that will be used to construct a new front entrance at CFL.  In the process, earned the Scout Polar Bear patch.

May 7, 2005 - Served with Troop 374 for One Hour at the Kiwanis Breakfast.

May 20-22, 2005 - Spent two nights with the troop at Devil's Lake State Park in Wisconsin

June 12 - June 18, 2005 - Sailed the Chesapeake Bay with Troop 374 in the High Adventure CHASE program.

July 9 - July 16, 2005 - Attended CFL for seven nights with Troop 374

August 5-7, 2005 -  Participated in Troop 374 campout at Rainbow Council's Pathway to Eagle program.

August 2005 - Served 8 hours on AB's Eagle Project, building turtle habitats at Cosley Children's Zoo

September 11-13, 2005 - Spent two nights with the troop at the State Jamboree at the Chanute Air Force Base

9/22/2005-9/24/2005 - Served in two different shifts with Kiwanis in joint fundraising effort.

On Monday, November 28, 2005, DD passed his Eagle Board of Review, making him an Eagle Scout.

January 15-16, 2006 - Camped out on the USS Silversides Submarine with his fellow Troop 374 scouts.

March 17-19, 2006 - Camped in cabins at Lowden Council camp near Oregon, IL with the Troop 374.

On Saturday, April 1, 2006, DD had his Eagle Badge Pinned on his Scout Uniform

May 20, 2006 - Served four hours building a fence for a not-for-profit organization as part of SP's Eagle Project.

August 4-6, 2006 - Camped two nights with Troop 374 at the Pathways to Eagle Camp in Bolingbrook.  In the process, completed Art, Photography and Woodcarving Merit Badges toward his Palm.

April 20-22, 2007 - Campout at Mel's and participated in the Geotrek Program at Cave of The Mounds.  Earned the Geology Merit Badge toward his next Palm.

Saturday, May 5, 2006 - Served 1 1/4 hours at the Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast

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