Scout Name: Garrett Scharbor

Awarded Eagle: October 10, 2009

Project Name: Items for veterans at the VA Hospital

Project Description: For his Eagle Project, Garrett organized, coordinated, and helped collect games, personal hygiene products, and other items for the veterans at the VA Hospital in Oklahoma City, OK. He was inspired to do this project because his brother Justin (also an Eagle from T479) is a soldier and a veteran.

Summary of Scouting Career: Garrett entered scouting on August 26, 2002 with Troop 479 at First Christian Church of Edmond. He was already familiar with this troop because his older brother became an Eagle Scout in 1999 out of Troop 479.

Garrett has attended long-term camps with Troop 479 including Camp Tom Hale in Talihina, OK (2003, 2004, and 2007), Camp Alexander in Lake George, CO (2005), and Slippery Falls in Tishimingo, OK (2006). During his tenure as a scout, Garrett has also participated in several Webelos Woods, Camporee competitions, food drives, weekend campouts, and service projects. At the time of his Eagle award, Garrett had been active in his troop for seven years and learned many skills of scouting, leadership, and camp cooking.

Garrett has served in leadership many positions with the troop. He has been Asst. Scribe, Patrol Leader, Scribe, Instructor, Troop Guide, Asst. Senior Patrol Leader (3 times), and acting Senior Patrol Leader.

Scout Name: Ian Nichols

Awarded Eagle: August 25, 2004

Project Name: Blackburn Cemetery Records Update

Project Description: Ian’s Eagle Scout Project benefited Blackburn Cemetery, established in 1898, where he helped update the curator’s records of the cemetery. He compared the computer records against many hundreds of cemetery plots, measured the reserved plots to verify enough space was available, and identified the veterans’ plots. Curator Brad Rogers thanked Ian for helping him to make the records more accurate and said that he much appreciated the help Ian gave. Scouts and leaders from Troop 479 helped Ian complete the project, which totaled over 92 man hours.

Summary of Scouting Career: Ian’s scouting career began as a Tiger Club in the First Grade with Pack 78. He continued in scouting and earned his Arrow of Light, the highest rank of Cub Scouts. Ian joined Troop 479 in 1998 and has been an active member participating in camping trips, service projects, and serving in leadership positions including Senior Patrol Leader. Ian has also been chosen to be a member of the scouting honor society, the Order of the Arrow.

Scout Name: Bryan Cook

Awarded Eagle: August 29, 2001

Project Name: Landscaping and Sidewalk Construction for the Bradford Village Retirement Center

Project Description: Bryan’s’ Eagle Project was built upon the beginning of another Eagle Scout, Mark Wise, who built a wooden gazebo in a park at the retirement center. Bryan followed up on this by leading a skilled team of scouts and scouters in removing nine cubic yards of dirt and replacing with a concrete sidewalk that connected the unfinished existing neighborhood sidewalk together and included a path to the gazebo. A step was constructed from the sidewalk to reach the high edge of the gazebo. Further, basic landscaping was done to furnish the park with some plants and a miniature gazebo birdfeeder.

Summary of Scouting Career: Bryan started scouting in 2nd grade as a Wolf Scout in Pack 91. Bryan earned all 20 Webelos pins and the Arrow of Light. After crossing over to Troop 479, Bryan has become a permanent member of the troop. As a youth, Bryan served in many capacities such as Senior Patrol Leader for 4 terms, Assistant Senior Patrol Leader for 2 terms, Patrol Leader for 2 terms, Assistant Patrol Leader for 1 term, Troop Guide for 1 term, and finally Junior Assistant Scoutmaster for 4 terms. Other accomplishments as a youth include becoming a Brotherhood member of the Order of the Arrow, earning 56 merit badges, 4 Eagle Palms, and completing the highest nationally-led youth training in Scouts–Brownsea. Bryan continues his promise as a scout today by serving as an Assistant Scoutmaster. Since the summer of 1995, Bryan has yet to miss a summer camp with the troop.

Scout Name: Justin Scharbor

Awarded Eagle: March 31, 1999

Project Name: Storm Drain Labels

Project Description: Justin organized, coordinated, and helped stencil “Do Not Dump” signs on 70 storm drains in Edmond, OK.

Summary of Scouting Career: Justin was born and raised in Edmond, OK. He entered Scouting in August of 1994 (5th grade) with Pack 377 out of Ida Freeman Elementary School. After completing Webelos and earning his Arrow of Light, Justin crossed-over in March of 1995 to Boy Scout Troop 479 at First Christian Church. Troop 479 was an inactive troop at the time, but the troop was reactivated with Justin and 10 other boys. He was active in Troop 479 and learned many skills of scouting, leadership, and camp cooking.

Justin attended long-term camps with Troop 479 including Slippery Falls Scout Ranch near Tishamingo, OK (1995 and 1996), Camp Pioneer in Mena, AK (1997), and Camp Cherokee in Wyandotte, OK (1998). He also attended several Webelo Woods, Camporee Competitions, Food Drives, campouts, and service projects. Justin served in leadership positions within Troop 479. He was Assistant Patrol Leader twice, Patrol Leader, Assistant Senior Patrol Leader, Senior Patrol Leader, and Troop Guide. Justin also became an Ordeal member of the Order of the Arrow during his time in Troop 479.