On Sunday, October 1, 2023, Adam David Welsh (center photo) of Gordonsville will make history when he becomes the third son of Mark and Sebrena Welsh to receive the coveted Eagle Scout Award. Vance Lackey, Deputy Scout Executive of the Middle Tennessee Council of the Boy Scouts of America reported that having three Eagle Scout siblings in a family is a rarity. David Bass, Eagle Scout and local Scout leader could not find another such family in the records of Smith County Eagle Scouts.
The public is invited to attend the 3 PM Eagle Court of Honor at the Carthage United Methodist Church which charters Troop 367 Scouts BSA. Eagle Scouts Chris Welsh (left in picture) and Daniel Welsh (right in picture) will pin the award on their brother’s uniform.
A major requirement for earning the top rank of Eagle Scout is the selection and oversight of a community service project. Adam made improvements to his church (Gordonsville UMC) by selecting and assembling new playground equipment and placing a bench nearby and assembling and placing benches at the church front entrance as well as the lower entrance.
Adam graduated Gordonsville High School in May of 2022, and turned eighteen in September of that year which ended his membership in Scouts BSA; however, his earned moniker of Eagle Scout will perpetually cause him to stand out among his contemporaries. As an accomplished second year student at Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT), he has found that company owners are impressed when they see Eagle Scout listed on his resume. (Note: The military automatically enlists Eagle Scout inductees at the next level pay scale.)
Kudos to the Welsh Family for choosing to rear their sons in Scouting, distinguished by its plethora of outdoor activities interspersed in a program steeped in time-honored values embodied in the Scout Oath and Law.
Could this be the extra curricula activity for your son, grandson, or nephew who is between ten and seventeen years of age? Discuss this with Scoutmaster Josh Pedigo 615-633-2080.
Girls and boys, kindergarten through age nine, are welcome in the family-oriented Cub Scout Pack 367. Cubmaster Ronnie Butler, Jr. (615-489-7412) will be happy to discuss that program with you. You may join at any time of year.
