[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 34 (Wednesday, March 2, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E257]
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   RECOGNIZING JOHN H. FOLWELL IV FOR EARNING ALL 141 BOY SCOUTS OF 
                          AMERICA MERIT BADGES

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                     HON. LOUISE McINTOSH SLAUGHTER

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 2, 2016

  Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge John H. 
Folwell IV of Fairport, NY. John is currently a senior at McQuaid 
Jesuit High School and is a member of Troop 31 of the Boy Scouts of 
America who has completed all 141 merit badges, and I rise today to 
recognize that achievement.
   To put this remarkable feat in perspective, Stephen Hoitt, Scout 
Executive of the Seneca Waterways Council of the Boy Scouts of America, 
has been involved with the organization for twenty-four years and notes 
that John is the first Scout under his tutelage to complete all of the 
merit badges. With this achievement, John H. Folwell IV joins the elite 
number of approximately 270 Scouts nationwide who have earned every 
merit badge offered by the organization.
   Joining the Boy Scouts of America was a natural step for John. His 
father, John H. Folwell III, in fact serves as a Scoutmaster for Troop 
31. Mr. Folwell has dutifully guided his son throughout this journey, 
including the Cycling badge. In addition to several other biking 
excursions, the Folwells traveled along the historic Erie Canal for 
fifty miles, completing their trip in the required time of eight hours, 
despite a flat tire.
   Equally impressive is the level of determination put forth by John 
to maximize his experiences as a Boy Scout. Stating he ``didn't want to 
leave Scouting knowing that I had not done it to its fullest,'' his 
quest has taken him in many directions. He traveled to the Philmont 
Scout Ranch in New Mexico where he earned the backpacking badge, 
appeared on stage in the role of Jud Fry in Oklahoma!, and instead of 
relaxing over a holiday break, created a Morse code telegraph for the 
Signaling badge.
   Clearly, John represents the spirit and tenacity of the 25th 
Congressional District of New York, and I'm proud to represent him and 
all my constituents in the Rochester area.

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