Zach earned his Eagle Scout award by completing an intensive community service project for Monroe County’s Black Creek Park. Zach and a group of volunteers removed and replaced a 30-foot bridge over Black Creek that was old, unsafe and not up to code. The bridge was last repaired 18 years ago as part of someone else’s Eagle project.
The bridge was torn out and the site was prepared for the building of the new bridge. The park employees built the new stringers and put them in place.
Zach earned a total of 35 Merit Badges from 2006-2012 as part of his requirement to become an Eagle Scout. A sample of some of the badges he earned were: Archery, Citizenship in the Community, Nation and World, First Aid, Geology, Wood Carving and Photography. Zach was joined by his parents Scott and Susan Ward at the ceremony.
