Local Students Become Eagle Scouts

Three local boys soared to new heights when they received their Eagle Scout at a Court of Honor Feb. 11.

Charlie Geer of Plymouth, Brenan Cullimore of Maple Grove and Zach Reid of Orono belong to Troop 202, which meets at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Plymouth.

Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouts of America scouting program. A Scout who attains this rank is called an Eagle Scout or Eagle for life. A key requirement to achieve this award is to plan, develop and lead a service project called the Eagle Project. In doing this, a Scout must demonstrate both leadership and a commitment to duty.

Charlie, 14, is a freshman at Wayzata High School. He is the son of Don and Linda Geer of Plymouth. To earn his Eagle Scout, Charlie refurbished an outdoor classroom at Westwood Intermediate School in Blaine, which involved repairing and painting a wood platform, building/repairing six benches and then setting them in concrete. Charlie learned leadership skills by organizing 44 members of the Church to help him.

Brenan, 15, is a freshman at Wayzata High School. He is the son of Steve and Soraya Cullimore of Maple Grove. Brenan also did his Eagle Project for Westwood Intermediate School in Blaine. He built six benches for an atrium. Brenan demonstrated leadership skills by recruiting and organizing 50 friends, family, and Church members to help him build and install the benches.

Zach, 16, attends Orono High School. He is the son of Vickie and Malcolm Reid of Medina. Zach built and installed two cubbies for an early childhood intervention program. The cubbies provide a place for pre-school children to keep personal items during instruction at Woodcrest Elementary School in Fridley. Zach recruited 10 members of the Church to help build and install the cubbies.

Together the boys documented more than 700 hours of community service while faithfully completing their projects. Charlie, Brenan and Zach each demonstrated the commitment and leadership necessary to be called Eagle Scouts for life.

(The preceding information was from a The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Boy Scouts of America press release.)