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May 13, 2022
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Alison Harrison, Marketing and Communications Director
James Parnell, Scout Executive
EAGLE SCOUT RECEIVES AWARD FOR CONSTRUCTION OF DOG PARK AT NORFOLK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Norfolk, Va. – Emmett Moorhouse, a 15-year-old from Scouts BSA Troop 1 in Norfolk, conducted an Eagle Scout project that won the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award for Tidewater Council, Boy Scouts of America.
Moorhouse’s project helped traveling pet owners and their dogs in a place where time can be tight—at Norfolk International Airport.
Airport authorities say they’ve had pet relief spots, but not a well-defined or enclosed area.
“Pet owners had to find grass to be able to let their pets run around,” said Jeffrey J. Bass, director of facilities with the Norfolk Airport Authority. “This new pet park is fenced-in to give travelers a safe place to take [their pets] off the leash and let them relax a little bit.”
Moorhouse oversaw the construction of the 2,592 square foot dog park adjacent to the terminal departures entrance. He enlisted more than a dozen volunteers, who contributed 211.5 work hours. The project required adding 102 feet of metal fencing and eighteen cubic yards of mulch. The result beautified a formerly neglected but prominent airport area.
“This project created a great place for the passengers and allowed my staff to refresh the landscaping in that area,” said Bass. “It has created a lot of excitement to refresh other areas throughout the airport.”
Moorhouse received the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award from Tidewater Council, Boy Scouts of America at a recognition dinner on March 24, 2022, at the Khedive Shrine Center in Chesapeake, Virginia.
About the Adams Award
The National Eagle Scout Association (NESA) established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award to recognize valuable service of an exceptional nature by a Scout to a religious institution, a school, community, or other entity. The award recognizes a Scout for their Eagle Scout service project, which is part of the requirements for earning the Eagle Scout Award. Each local council chooses a council-level winner.
About Tidewater Council, Boy Scouts of America
Tidewater Council is the fifth oldest Boy Scouts of America council in the United States, established in 1911. Today, the council serves approximately 4,000 youth and 2,000 adult volunteers in the Virginia cities of Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach, and the North Carolina counties of Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Pasquotank, and Perquimans. Information about Tidewater Council is available by visiting TidewaterBSA.com, emailing james.parnell@scouting.org, or calling 757-497-2688.
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