Springfield Elks Lodge Exalted Ruler Vicki Siliski attended the local Boy Scout Troop 252 “Fall Court of Honor” awards night September 19th at the Congregational Church in Springfield.
The night started with a pot luck dinner put on by the parents of the Scout Troop followed by the “Court of Honor ceremony”. Many of the Scouts received badges that they had earned during the past year. The awards arranged from hiking mountains, swimming a mile, woodworking, first aid etc. Also, parents who were instrumental in making Troop 252 a success were recognized.
The Elks part in attending the festive evening was to award one of Troop 252’s newest Eagle Scout, Andrew Scott Czwakiel the son of the Scoutmaster Bruce and mother Lisa Czwakiel of Plain Hill Rd., in Springfield, Vt. Andrew has been actively involved with Troop 252 for six years and has held leadership positions as Scribe, Quartermaster and Senior Patrol Leader. Andrew’s Eagle Scout project was taking down and rebuilding the tennis practice wall at Riverside Middle School next to the tennis courts. This project had an estimated cost of $2200.00 with 32 scouts and leaders putting in 234 hoursof their time. Andrew used his last few months as a scout to mentor fellow scout leaders in the Patrol Leader’s Council as they held hikes up Mt. Mansfield and Mt. Katahdin during the summer and are planning a trip to Yellowstone National Park next summer.
L to r; Springfield Elks Lodge 1560 Exalted Ruler Vicki Siliski is shown presenting Troop 252’s newest Eagle Scout Andrew Scott Szwakiel an Elks plaque with American Flag and his parents Lisa and Bruce Czwakiel during the troops “Fall Court of Honor” ceremony Sept. 19th at the Springfield Congregational Church,