[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 58 (Wednesday, May 7, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E858]
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             ON ERIC DORENKOTT'S ATTAINMENT OF EAGLE SCOUT

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 7, 1997

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Eric Dorenkott of Fairview 
Park, OH, who will be honored this month for his recent attainment of 
Eagle Scout.
  The attainment of Eagle Scout is a high and rare honor requiring 
years of dedication to self-improvement, hard work and the community. 
Each Eagle Scout must earn 21 merit badges, 12 of which are required, 
including badges in: lifesaving; first aid; citizenship in the 
community; citizenship in the Nation; citizenship in the world; 
personal management of time and money; family life; environmental 
science; and camping.
  In addition to acquiring and proving proficiency in those and other 
skills, an Eagle Scout must hold leadership positions within the troop 
where he learns to earn the respect and hear the criticism of those he 
leads.
  The Eagle Scout must live by the Scouting Law, which holds that he 
must be: trustworthy, loyal, brave, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, 
obedient, cheerful, thrifty, clean, and reverent.
  And the Eagle Scout must complete an Eagle project, which he must 
plan, finance, and evaluate on his own. It is no wonder that only 2 
percent of all boys entering Scouting achieve this rank.
  Eric's Eagle project involved publicizing the Tot Finders Program to 
parents groups in Fairview Park. In the Tot Finders Program, parents 
receive special stickers which, when put in the windows of children, 
identify the children's location to firemen in case of fire.
  My fellow colleagues, let us join Boy Scouts of America Troop 401 in 
recognizing and praising Eric for his achievement.

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