[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9771]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




HONORING WILLIAM BRYAN FISH OF PENNSYLVANIA FOR EARNING THE BOY SCOUTS 
              OF AMERICA WILLIAM T. HORNADAY SILVER MEDAL

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                            HON. SCOTT PERRY

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 22, 2017

  Mr. PERRY. Mr. Speaker, today I offer my sincere congratulations to 
my constituent, William Bryan Fish, on earning. the Boy Scouts of 
America William T. Hornaday Silver Medal, its highest honor given for 
conservation work.
  Described by the Boy Scouts as the ``Olympic Medal Bestowed by the 
Earth,'' this award recognizes truly outstanding efforts by Scouts that 
have contributed to environmental protection and conservation. Mr. Fish 
is one of only 1,200 Scouts to have earned this award since it was 
created in 1914.
  To earn this award, Mr. Fish: installed hundreds of storm drain 
markers and information packets advising of the dangers of polluting 
waterways that connect to the Chesapeake Bay Watershed; organized an 
even-sided public debate on hydraulic fracking; cleaned up two miles of 
a local creek; and organized a battery recycling program for his local 
school district.
  Mr. Fish's character, perseverance and leadership earned this Award 
and mark him as a future leader in our community and sets the standard 
for others to follow.
  On behalf of Pennsylvania's Fourth-Congressional District, I 
congratulate William Bryan Fish on earning the Boy Scouts of America 
William T. Hornaday Silver Medal, and wish him continued great success 
in his future adventures.

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