Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Eagle Court of Honor
Last Sunday, September 2nd, was Andrew's Eagle Court of Honor. We and 4 other scout families from the troop held the event at the local church where we meet. There were around 250 people there. While some parts of the day took longer than expected, overall we were done within the expected timeframe (2pm to 6pm). Our troop is great about volunteering to help out and this event was no different. The decor was fun and the dinner of Italian food from Peppinos (a local restaurant chain) was tasty.
The 5 boys made the decisions about this event -- often to the chagrin of their moms. The main theme was Hawaiian/Luau. However, the food was Italian. To top off the cultural melting pot, they were escorted into the room by one of the Eagle fathers playing bagpipes. Personally, I thought that it was very cool both in general and that they went with what they liked rather than what their moms wanted.
We were happy to finally present Drew with the gifts we had assembled. This included a flag flown over the US Capitol in a case with engraved glass, a box of Heroclix sent by WizKids games, various gift certificates from various companies, a book of letters from various dignitaries ranging from President George W to Jack (as in "in-the-box"), organizations ranging from the FBI to Jester'z Comedy Troupe in Arizona, etc. I was particularly happy with a few of the personalized letters which included friends (thanks Uncle Shoo!), local radio personalities Mark & Brian, and Microsoft VP Doug Burgum. Through a connection with some friends, Andrew also received an invitation for a personal tour of the Dreamworks Studio. All-in-all a nice haul to celebrate his achievement.
The mailing for the book of letters was my main job. Putting a scrapbook together with the letters and photos was a family event, but mainly the work of my creative wife. We have almost 200 pages of letters, certificates, photos, etc.
The ultimate item in my mind was a quilt that made by Celeste & one of the other Eagle moms (they each made one similar, but slightly different). The quilt depicts an Eagle in flight with a fish in the talons and a river, trees, hills, and rocks in the background. This was a 2 year effort and it came out AWESOME! When I have some time, I'll post pictures.
In case I haven't said it clearly before, we were very proud of Andrew and this event was a great way to acknowledge it.
P.S. From those of you who know Andrew and did not get a request from me to write him a letter, consider this that request. We are still updating the book since more letters are trickling in even after around 5 months. The personal letters are something that we have not seen with Eagle Scouts, but seemed to be one of Andrew's favorite parts of the book. Those of you that this applies to should know how to reach me by email, phone, or snail mail already.
The 5 boys made the decisions about this event -- often to the chagrin of their moms. The main theme was Hawaiian/Luau. However, the food was Italian. To top off the cultural melting pot, they were escorted into the room by one of the Eagle fathers playing bagpipes. Personally, I thought that it was very cool both in general and that they went with what they liked rather than what their moms wanted.
We were happy to finally present Drew with the gifts we had assembled. This included a flag flown over the US Capitol in a case with engraved glass, a box of Heroclix sent by WizKids games, various gift certificates from various companies, a book of letters from various dignitaries ranging from President George W to Jack (as in "in-the-box"), organizations ranging from the FBI to Jester'z Comedy Troupe in Arizona, etc. I was particularly happy with a few of the personalized letters which included friends (thanks Uncle Shoo!), local radio personalities Mark & Brian, and Microsoft VP Doug Burgum. Through a connection with some friends, Andrew also received an invitation for a personal tour of the Dreamworks Studio. All-in-all a nice haul to celebrate his achievement.
The mailing for the book of letters was my main job. Putting a scrapbook together with the letters and photos was a family event, but mainly the work of my creative wife. We have almost 200 pages of letters, certificates, photos, etc.
The ultimate item in my mind was a quilt that made by Celeste & one of the other Eagle moms (they each made one similar, but slightly different). The quilt depicts an Eagle in flight with a fish in the talons and a river, trees, hills, and rocks in the background. This was a 2 year effort and it came out AWESOME! When I have some time, I'll post pictures.
In case I haven't said it clearly before, we were very proud of Andrew and this event was a great way to acknowledge it.
P.S. From those of you who know Andrew and did not get a request from me to write him a letter, consider this that request. We are still updating the book since more letters are trickling in even after around 5 months. The personal letters are something that we have not seen with Eagle Scouts, but seemed to be one of Andrew's favorite parts of the book. Those of you that this applies to should know how to reach me by email, phone, or snail mail already.
Labels: Andrew, Family, Scouts
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