Boy Scouts from Troops 601, 1183,
and 1519 provided an integrated color guard for the 25th Anniversary
Celebration of the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) at the US Department of
Education hosted by Secretary Arne Duncan on July 24th, 2015.
Scouts with disabilities and
without disabilities worked together to present the colors at this important
government event attended by almost 300 people.
Participating from Troop 1183 were
John Remmers, Spencer Parker, Alex Elmer, and Joseph Beal. From Troop 1519 was
Eagle Scout Matthew Whiteside and from Crew 601 were brothers Leo, Nick, and
Steven Cantos with Michael Barbosa, Crew leader, and Joel Jackson,
Colonial District Executive and Special Needs Staff Advisor.
“When the Department of Education contacted me back in May,
I jumped at the chance to be able to showcase our youth with Special
Needs. These young men and ladies work
through some enormous obstacles to achieve their goals and when we look at the
acceptance and cooperation shown by their peers, it’s just an awesome thing to
see. It’s exactly the kind of example we
want our youth to set and a model for our community” said Jackson.
Photo Caption: Front row: Joel
Jackson, Matthew Whiteside, Lee Canto, Nick Canto, Steven, Canto, John Remmers,
and Michael Barbosa. Back row: Alex Elmer, Joseph Beal, and Spencer Parker at
the US Department of Education.
Story and picture provided by Holly Dougherty.
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