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Curtis O'Regan Renovates an Ohio Cemetery on his way to Eagle

4/18/2018

Curtis O'Regan became our troop's 82nd Eagle Scout rank on April 18, 2018.

Curtis proved that Eagle Scout Leadership Projects don't have to be local, as he did his project in the heartland of America in Dayton, Ohio. Curtis and his team cleaned and restored headstones in the historic Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum.

Woodland is one of the nations five oldest rural garden cemeteries, and is the final resting place of some famous people - Wilbur & Orville Wright, Erma Bombeck & Poet John Lawrence Dunbar. Curtis's project will help to keep this national treasure available for others in the future.

Interestingly, former-Scoutmaster Mr. Gillogly's first hike as a Boy Scout (of Troop 85 in Beavercreek, Ohio) was to this very cemetery. Thanks, Curtis for helping keep old scouting memories alive!

Congratulations, Curtis, on achieving Boy Scouting's highest rank.

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Josh Griffin earns his Eagle Scout wings

2/28/2018

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Josh Griffin earned his Eagle Scout rank after a thorough review of his qualifications at a Board of Review on Feb 28, 2018. He also was awarded a Silver and a Bronze Eagle Palm for completing 20 merit badges more than the required 21. That's 41 merit badges!!!

Josh's Eagle Scout Service Project benefitted the Southeastern Regional Technical Vocational High School, where Josh coordinated and led a team that renovated an outdoor classroom. The project consisted of clearing thick (& thorny) brush, building wooden bench/desks and re-roofing a shelter. Along the way, the team had to deal with complications due to weather and active bee hives. This project will do much to benefit the students and teachers at Southeastern!

Congratulations, Josh, on your great accomplishment.

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Joe Moran rocks out on his way to Eagle

8/10/2017

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Joey Moran put his energies into helping out The Mansfield Community Garden. Joe planned, advertised and carried out a benefit concert, including performing himself to raise money and awareness for the Garden, He also made promotional material and constructed a bulletin board to bring even more awareness to the Garden.
The Mansfield Community Garden is a cooperative project between the Hockomock Area YMCA and the Mansfield Conservation Commission that provides the local community a variety of avenues to access and learn about sustainably and locally grown food. You can visit the Mansfield Community Garden on Essex St in Mansfield.

Joe had his board of review August 10, 2017

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Dhiren Mistry helps out the Mansfield Food Pantry

5/23/2017

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Eagle Scout Dhiren Mistry planned and carried out a benefit concert for Mansfield Food Pantry, Our Daily Bread, for his Eagle Scout Leadership project. He took charge of the organizing all the bands, securing the site, advertisement and the actual carrying out of the concert. Several bands performed to a crowd at Mansfield High School. Entry to the concert was in the form of food or cash donations. The concert helped not only to directly benefit families in need, but also raised awareness of the Food Pantry. Several hundred pounds of food was collected, and presented to the Food Pantry.

Dhiren's Eagle Board of Review was May 23, 2017.

You can help support the Food Pantry year round by dropping by their location right next to our troop's meeting place. Their website is here

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Stephen Healy helps the homeless

4/26/2017

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Stephen Healy achieved the rank of Eagle Scout after his successful Eagle Scout Board of Review on April 26, 2017. He is shown here with Mr. John Newbury, Advancement Committee Chairman.

Stephen focused his efforts in helping out the homeless in our area by centering his Eagle Scout Leadership Project around making life better for the homeless. Stephen lead a team that that improved a homeless day center, known as "The Haven", run by his beneficiary, Lynn Ministries. His team collected furniture, as well as building pallet furniture to make the center a more welcoming place. He lead those in advertising for the collection effort, and also collected donated office supplies to make the center function the best it can. He also constructed shelving to help store the supplies.

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Three Eagle Scouts on one day - Joseph Cavanaugh, Kyle Svenson & RJ Shanteler

3/22/2017

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In what may be a Troop 17 first, three scouts completed their boards of review for Eagle Scout on the same night! Joseph Cavanaugh, Kyle Svenson and RJ Shanteler , all from the same patrol, earned their Eagle Scout rank at Boards of Review at St. Mary's church in Norton on March 22, 2017.

Joseph Cavanaugh's project navigated the complexities of the town's Conservation Commission to prepare a walking trail in Memorial Park. The project involved clearing nearly a half mile of brush (including poison ivy and thorny weeds) through some wetland area. The wetlands gave Joseph a first-hand look at the difficulty building in those areas. His new walking trail will provide much enjoyment to those using the town's Council on Aging and the public library, as it links those areas to Memorial Park.

Kyle Svenson's project created a recreation area for the Mansfield Fish & Game Association. His team set up picnic tables, benches and a fire pit. he Fish & Game Association encourages the development of archery, fishing and shooting skills, supports wildlife and open space conservation and provides youth programs and other outdoor recreation opportunities.

RJ Shanteler saw a problem at his place of worship, and tackled it. RJ recognized that Temple Chayai Shalom in Easton had a storage issue, so he and his team built a storage shed and shelving to help.

Let's hear it for these three fine Eagle Scouts on achieving Scoutings' highest rank!

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Ryan Johnson & Evan Gillogly pass their Eagle Boards at GSR on 3 August 2016

8/4/2016

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Congratulations to Troop 17's newest Eagle Scouts, Ryan Johnson & Evan Gillogly. They passed their Boards of Review while working on staff at Hidden Valley Scout Ranch on the Griswold Scout Reservation in Gilmanton New Hampshire. Their Boards were unique, in that they were held at dusk in the picturesque setting of Hidden Valley's new council ring.

Ryan's project involved installing and replacing smoke detectors in his community of Rehoboth. He had to plan with the fire department to procure the smoke detectors, advertise across the community for signups and organize teams to go to the house to install the detectors. Ryan and his team installed over 70 smoke detectors, including some for homes with hearing-challenged residents.

Evan's project involved improvements to the Junior Varsity baseball field at Mansfield High School. Evan, a long time manager for the team, had noticed that several upgrades needed to be made to the field. The first was to install a fence to protect players on the third base dugout (which he discovered after witnessing a player get struck by a foul ball). His lead his team in constructing and placing new bat holders and benches in both dugouts. The old benches were not sufficient to hold an entire team, and were in disrepair. He also lead his team in clearing brush on the first base side to provide better access to the dugout.

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Ben Masison achieves Eagle

5/4/2016

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Ben Masison earned his Eagle Scout rank after a thorough Board of Review on May 4, 2016.

Ben's Eagle project is seen by many in Mansfield every day, as they drive from West Mansfield to East Mansfield. Ben renovated the area of the Old Time Cemetery, which is located between the town hall, the police station and the Orthodox Congregational Church (where Troop 17 meets). Ben set to repairing damaged portions of the stone wall, removed brush that was damaging headstones, and removed low-hanging branches. He also restored and cleaned headstones, preserving the history of those that came before us.

Congratulations, Ben, on achieving Boy Scouting's highest rank.

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New Eagle Scout Ben Mochi!

11/8/2015

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Ben Mochi earned his Eagle Scout rank after a Board of Review in Plainville on November 8, 2015.

Ben's Eagle project was begun after he notices that access to the Canoe river was difficult for boaters using the river. Ben's team built up a ramp for canoe and kayak enthusiasts to use at the Mansfield Fish and Game Association. Ben had to clear plenty of brush to accomplish this task. His project has made the area much more accessible for the boaters, and has helped to beautify the area while doing it.

Congratulations, Ben, on achieving Boy Scouting's highest rank.

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Ian Bryer & Ethan Ham, Troop 17's 69th and 70th Eagle Scouts

4/29/2015

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Ian Bryer and Ethan Ham celebrate, just after their recent Eagle Board of Review. Ian is Troop 17's 69th Eagle Scout, and Ethan is our 70th Eagle Scout!

Ian's Eagle Project involved renovating the old concession stand in Memorial Park to make it useful for use by the Mansfield Summer Camp program. Ian had to interact with the Town to have several large appliances removed. He then repaired some shelving, and painted the building, restoring it to a usable state.

Ethan created a pollination garden at the entrance to the Mass Audobon Oak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary in Attleboro. He planted blooming flowers and shrubs to attract pollinators, like bees, butterflies and hummingbirds, to the area. He also improved the garden grounds.