SCOUTS
CRANBERRY TWP — Noah S. Reynolds, 18, of Cranberry Township earned his Eagle Scout designation.
There was a court of honor at Cranberry United Presbyterian Church June 1 with over 70 family, friends, Scouts and leaders.
Reynolds has been a member of Troop 403 in Cranberry Township since 2012.
He is active in the Order of the Arrow as a Brotherhood member of Lodge 168 in Moraine Trails Council
He has earned 25 merit badges,
He has held positions in the troop for patrol leader, quartermaster, chaplain's aide, assistant senior patrol leader and senior patrol leader.
His Eagle Scout Project was to organize, promote and host a blood drive. Noah spent time not only going door to door with other Scouts, but also taught many people the importance of giving blood, which he learned firsthand when his grandmother was diagnosed with a blood cancer. The drive was completed on August 24, 2018, which produced 64 pints of blood to benefit the Central Blood Bank, now Vitalent.
Reynolds is a 2019 graduate of Seneca Valley High School and plans to attend Pennsylvania State University in State College in the fall to major in information sciences.
He is the son of Stephen and Colleen Reynolds.
71 Girl Scouts get Gold AwardGirl Scouts Western Pennsylvania is honored to celebrate 71 Girl Scouts in the region who have earned their Girl Scout Gold Award.These Girl Scouts have cumulatively logged more than 5,500 service hours to improve communities.The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest achievement in Girl Scouting.Each Girl Scout must log at least 80 hours of work on her Gold Award project. This does not include the mandatory prerequisites,The average Gold Award Girl Scout spends two years on her project and is 17 years old when she completes it.A Gold Award project must be approved as a sustainable, long-term solution to a local or global issue that the Girl Scout has identified. The solution must outlast the girl's involvement.Area recipients were:Gibsonia: Hannah Bernett, Sandra Crutchman, Cheyenne RosenbergHarrisville: Sami EdwardsFor her Gold Award project, Hannah focused on the senior citizen community. She noticed that there was a general deficit of knowledge with senior citizens regarding the usage of technology, and she set out to fill that void. With a team of volunteers,Hanna organized a “Tech Talk” for senior citizens, during which she addressed frequently asked questions concerning iPhones, tablets, and more. She is a graduate of Hampton High School.
Crutchman based her Gold Award project around the needs of international students who come to the United States and struggle with learning English.By formulating a plan, she was able to partner with a local outreach organization, determine needs, and meet those needs by creating lesson plans and an activity book that will help the students learn English. She is a graduate of Hampton High School.
Edwards' Gold Award project was inspired by how others have helped her through tough times and ways one could pay it forward. During a workshop with members of her community, the group assembled blessing bags for the homeless, meal bags for the hungry, chemo care bags for those undergoing chemotherapy, and birthday bags for the food pantry. Additionally, each participant signed a pledge to pay it forward with a random act of kindness within two weeks in an effort to keep the movement continuing through the community. Edwards graduated from Slippery Rock High School.
Rosenberg, a recent graduate of Pine-Richland High School, visited the eighth-grade health classes to talk about Type 1 Diabetes as part of her Gold Award project. She also created activity packets for diabetics at a local endocrinologist's office. As a diabetic, she wanted to tell other people about the changes one must make to manage T1D and inspire others to consider careers the field of endocrinology and to be supportive of diabetics within their community.
SLIPPERY ROCK — Anthony Bedel, 18, of Slippery Rock earned his Eagle Scout designation.Bedel earned the rank of Eagle Scout June 26 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Butler.Bedel has been in Scouting for 10 years, beginning in second grade. He has earned of 29 Merit badges.Bedel's Eagle Scout project was to build an archery backstop for Camp Crestfield's archery range.Bedel is a senior at Slippery Rock High School and plans to attend Slippery Rock University in the fall as a public health major.He is the oldest son of Brian and Melissa Bedel.
