June 30, 2010 // Local

Catholic Scouts drawn to Church, service

Compiled by Claire Ronner

GOLD AWARDS
Megan Maher
Troop: 30022
Project: P.O.W. Purse Project, participants brought purses filled with clothes for victims in hospitals when their clothes are taken as evidence, speakers on domestic violence
Will receive: May 2011

Trina Manalo
Troop and parish: 20412, St. Vincent de Paul
Project: Collected textbooks and raised money for two public schools in the Philippines to update their materials
Date received: May 16, 2010 

Elisa Turney
Troop: 854
Project: Constructed and hung wood duck and bat houses for the Blue Creek Conservation Club
Date received: May 23, 2010

EAGLE AWARDS
Tony Armstrong
Troop and parish: 12, St. Vincent de Paul
Project: Constructed a handicap accessible ramp and deck for McMillan Girl Scout Camp
Date received: January 2010

Adam Beauchot
Troop and parish: 55, St. Vincent de Paul
Project: Refinished Stations of the Cross garden and build 14 frames and posts for the stations
Will receive: Awaiting Board of Review

Mark Berghoff
Troop and parish: 1, St. Charles
Project: Constructed compacted stone base for brick sidewalk in outdoor lab at St. Charles School
Date received: March 9, 2010

Benjamin Beuchel
Troop and parish: 1, St. John, New Haven
Project: Built storage and vending cart for Woodlan High School students
Date received: March 27, 2010

Stephen Bloom
Troop and parish: 20
Project: Reconstructed baker’s oven and cottage at the historic fort in downtown Fort Wayne
Date received: March 21, 2010

Bradley Bontkowski
Troop and parish: 1, St. Charles
Project: Built a pier over a small pond for McMillen Girl Scout Camp
Date received: July 29, 2009

Adam Butler
Troop and parish: 149, St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Bluffton
Project: Constructed sanctuary grotto to St. Paul
Date received: July 18, 2010

Miguel Canda
Troop and parish: 750, St. Thomas Church, Elkhart
Project: Built and installed 20 birdhouses for Elkhart Conservation Club
Date received: June 9, 2009

Chris Coffee
Troop and parish: 1, St. Charles
Project: Repainted the St. Charles Youth Center basement
Will receive: Awaiting Board of Review

Jacob Cooley
Troop and parish: 1, St. Charles
Project: Lead volunteers in relocating books to a new location in the library
Date received: Sept. 29, 2009

Matthew Deininger
Troop and parish: 1, St. John, New Haven
Project: Built deck on edge of pond at Girl Scout Camp McMillen
Date received: July 29, 2009

Spencer Gordon
Troop and parish: 20, Queen of Angels
Project: Constructed 15 foot sundial for Hickory Center School’s science program
Date received: April 17, 2010

Gabriel Griggs
Troop and parish: 325, St. Matthew, South Bend
Project: Programmed and constructed a Wiki site facilitating student and teacher interaction with their coursework
Date received: Oct. 15, 2009

Aaron Jones
Troop: 24
Project: Upgraded school playground at Most Precious Blood School
Date received: Feb. 15, 2010

Edward Linczer
Troop and parish: 325, St. Joseph, South Bend
Project: Created a Website for BOSCO Ugandan Outreach to let Ugandan youth share their story with the world
Date received: Dec. 2, 2009

Nickolas Massa
Troop and parish: 325, St. Vincent, Elkhart
Project: Improved appearance and safety of POP Community Center entrance area, removing overgrowth and landscaping
Date received: Dec. 23, 2009

Hayden Missos
Troop and parish: 819, Knights of Columbus Council 4511, Warsaw
Project: Refinished a stage for his parish youth group
Date received: Jan 25, 2010

Andy Magsam
Troop and parish: 1, St. Charles
Project: Landscaped the St. Charles Youth Group facilities
Date Received: June 6, 2010

Thomas Mauck
Troop and parish: 750, St. Thomas Church, Elkhart
Project: Built and installed 20 bat houses for St. Joseph County Restoration Club
Date received: May 11, 2010

Cody Rice
Troop: 33
Project: Tore out old shelves at Euell Wilson Center, cleaned storage space, and installed new shelving unit that he constructed with a team effort
Date received: Oct. 18, 2009

Tony Schafer
Troop and parish: 1, St. Charles
Project: Reorganized and re-landscaped Marian Grotto at St. Charles
Date received: Fall 2009

Zachary Schenkel
Troop and parish: 300, St. Elizabeth
Project: Relocated and renovated softball field at St. Elizabeth
Date received: April 26, 2009

Xavier Serrani
Troop and parish: 19, St. John the Baptist, Fort Wayne
Project: Built an outdoor bulletin board for the Little River Wetlands
Date received: Dec. 16, 2009

Ryan Smith
Troop and parish: 2, St. Vincent de Paul
Project: Built handicap accessible park benches for the Allen County Fairgrounds
Date received: April 14, 2010

Adam Snyder
Troop: 1
Project: Cleaned, painted and installed new shelving pantry for St. Jude Council, Knights of Columbus, Elkhart
Date received: July 16, 2009

Karl Stadtmiller
Troop and parish: 125, Angola
Project: Built 25 benches for the Angola Bike Trail and Walkway and for the Angola Parks Department
Date received: April 24, 2010

Andrew Staffelbach
Troop and parish: 325, Christ the King, South Bend
Project: Took on de-mucking and reclamation the Gilbert House pond at Trinity School
Date received: Jan. 5, 2010

Andrew Thomas
Troop and parish: 2, St. Vincent de Paul
Project: Installed a flag pole and two benches for the Leo- Grabil sports complex
Date received: Feb. 10, 2010

James Till
Troop and parish: 6402, St. Vincent de Paul
Project: Created a path through the woods behind Cedar Canyon Elementary
Date received: March 1, 2010

Lucas Vorndran
Troop and parish: 20, Queen of Angels
Project: Built shelves for Trinity English Lutheran Church
Date received: May 10, 2010

Josh Underwood
Troop and parish: 1, St. Charles
Project: Laid brick pathway for the environmental science lab at St. Charles School

Other Religious Awards
Ad Altare Dei Religious Emblems
Nick Maher, Marshall Peterson, Connor Moore, Luke Golichowski, Sam Horvath
Troop: St. Piux X, Granger
Date received: May 16, 2010
 
Ad Altare Dei Emblem
Evan Billings, Miguel Canda, Liam Wilcox
Troop: 750, St. Thomas, Elkhart
Date received: May 16, 2010
 
Pope Pius XII Emblem and International Catholic Scouting Awareness Emblem
Drew Billings, Dylan Burrus, Nate Manthey, Jon Mauck, Adam Snyder
Troop: 750, St. Thomas, Elkhart
Date received: May 16, 2010
 
International Catholic Scouting Awareness Emblem
Thomas Mauck
Troop: 750, St. Thomas, Elkart
Date received: May 16, 2010
 
Family of God
Madison Buckley, Krystka Bugajski, Haley Harkenrider, Sarah McTague
Troop: 20054, St. Charles,
Date received: May 16, 2010
 
Bronze Award
Rachel Baehl, Clara Chilian, Natalie Cromp, Christine Gallagher, Laura Magner, Caitlyn McMahan, Alicia Speer
Troop: St. Joseph-St. Elizabeth
Date received: June 11, 2010

Family of God
Ashlynn Armstrong, Macy Campbell, Grace Current, Amanda Harter, Mary Horine, Lydia Ley, Angela Ly, Mariah McKenna, Erica Robinson, Taylor Russell, Hope Salzer, Sierra Shupe, Olivia Trimbur, Gabbie Vetter, Emma Witte
Troop: St. Charles, Troop 20395
Date received: May 16, 2010
 
I Live My Faith
Alexandra Bayes, Kayla Crosby, Kathryn Desch, Joanna Linder, Amanda Pennucci
Troop: St. Charles, Troop 20494
Date received: May 16, 2010
 
I Live My Faith
Lillian Acree, Ashley Burns, Andrea Krabach, Tiffany May, Alicia Robinson
Troop: St. Charles, Troop 20463
Date received: May 16, 2010
 
I Live My Faith
Rachel Gibson, Marie Lothamer, Macy Richards, Kelsey Shea, Rose Tippman
Troop: St. Charles, Troop 20575
Date received: May 16, 2010
 

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