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Scout's Eagle Project Contributes to TI's Landscaping.........posted Apr 6, 2008

Tikvat Israel is the beneficiary of a Boy Scout's fulfillment of an important requirement on the ladder to becoming an Eagle Scout.

"While a Life Scout, plan, develop, and give leadership to others in a service project helpful to any religious institution, any school, or your community. (The project should benefit an organization other than Boy Scouting.) The project idea must be approved by the organization benefiting from the effort, your Scoutmaster and troop committee, and the council or district before you start."

This is a requirement laid out in the Boy Scout Handbook. Tikvat Israel is the recent beneficiary of the hard work of Eagle Scout candidate Scott Goodin, a member of TI's Troop 1948.

To see the fruits of the labor of Scott and the rest of the troop, take a look at the saplings they recently planted in front of the entrance to the shul?s school wing.

"If you had a sapling in your hand and were told that the Messiah had come, first plant the sapling, then go out to greet the Messiah." (Midrash Avot d?Rabbi Natan 8,31)

Troop 1948, chartered and sponsored by Tikvat Israel, is one of only three Jewish troops in Montgomery County. It provides a complete Scouting experience in a Jewish context. The Troop is shomer Shabbat v?kashrut (observes the Sabbath and the dietary laws) in all its activities so that all Jewish Scouts can participate in, and benefit from, the Scouting program.

The aims of the Boy Scouts of America are to build character, fitness, and citizenship. We accomplish this through the indoor program (meetings and merit badges) and the outdoor program (camping and hiking).

The Boy Scout program is open to boys between 11 and 18. For information contact Chuck Chatlynne (chatlynne@comcast.net).