Since its founding in 1910, the Boy Scouts of America has served over 114 million youth.
2012 is the 100th anniversary of the Eagle Scout award.
Through 2011, at least 2,151,024 scouts earned the Eagle Scout. It is a long path,
but about 55,000 more earn it each year. By my calculation, less than 2 percent of scouts earn the award. This summer, Thom Sorensen,
son of Apryl Martin and Kelly Sorensen,
became one of the 2%, in the centennial class of Eagle Scouts. There were pins for mother,
father,
and the newest Eagle to join an elite aerie.
One of the capstone requirements to earn the award is to organize and conduct a service project. Thom organized awareness and fundraising campaigns to emancipate slaves in the Sudan. The world is a better place because Thom Sorensen is an Eagle Scout.
Good luck to Thom as he soars to new heights in a new set of mountains.
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