Honor Dylan Shelley Eagle Scout

2018 WHEREAS, Dylan Shelley, through his diligence and rigorous efforts, has achieved Scouting's highest and most prestigious rank, Eagle Scout; the Eagle Court of Honor ceremony will be held on Sunday, June 10, 2018, at Plandome Village Hall in Plandome, New York; and WHEREAS, Dylan Shelley is a member of Boy Scouts of America Troop 71 in Plandome, New York; and WHEREAS, Throughout his Scouting career, Dylan Shelley has served as a Patrol Leader, Troop Guide, Instructor and Assistant Patrol Leader, and will hold the title of 2018-2019 Senior Patrol Leader; and WHEREAS, A junior at Manhasset High School, Dylan Shelley was a two-way starter and co-Captain of the JV football team, and looks forward to joining the varsity team in the fall of 2018; and WHEREAS, Dylan Shelley is involved in many academic and service clubs and will be participating in the Environmental Leadership Lab at Brown University this summer; and WHEREAS, When he is not at school, Dylan Shelley works at Raindew Family Center in Manhasset; and WHEREAS, America has achieved her greatest heights of glory through the dedication, determination and tireless efforts of the outstanding citizens of this Nation; and WHEREAS, It is only with the continued diligence and devotion of our youth, tomorrow's leaders, that America will maintain her glory; and WHEREAS, The Boy Scouts of America and its members are dedicated to the development of character and leadership in the youth of this Nation; and WHEREAS, The highest achievement of leadership in Scouting, earned by only five percent of all Boy Scouts, is the distinguished rank of Eagle Scout; and WHEREAS, This outstanding young man has been involved in Scouting for many years, has lived up to Scouting's ideals and has attained all of the necessary achievements, including completion of a community service project, which was successfully planned, developed and executed; and WHEREAS, Dylan Shelley's project benefitted Waldman Memorial Park in Munsey Park, New York; he organized an effort to revitalize Polliwog Pond in connection with the Munsey Park Women Club's restoration of adjacent areas of the Park; he dredged, cleared and restored the boundaries of the pond by removing debris, digging a boundary trench, and excavating large rocks and boulders from the bottom of the pond, which he then used to define a south boundary; he also planted more than

150 native water plants within the pond; and WHEREAS, Dylan Shelley's perseverance in rising through the ranks to Eagle Scout is a strong indication of his ability to master difficult tasks; his accomplishment will enable him to emerge as a leader, fully equipped to meet the challenges of today's complex society; and WHEREAS, This new Eagle Scout is a credit to his family, his school, his community, his State and his Nation, and no doubt his future will be filled with accomplishments of equal importance; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations, in recognition of the significance of this meritorious achievement, to congratulate and honor Dylan Shelley on achieving the rank of Eagle Scout; and be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to Dylan Shelley.