Joshua Zlotnick became the most recent member of Boy Scout Troop 222 of Grafton to obtain scouting’s highest rank, that of Eagle Scout, in a ceremony held Saturday, August 25 at Grafton’s Lady of the Snow Catholic Church. The son of Scoutmaster Andy Zlotnick and his wife Joan, Joshua becomes the second member of the family to obtain the rank of Eagle Scout.
He joins his older brother Michael, who also served as his mentor.
Joshua’s Eagle Project was to upgrade a walkway and stairs at Our Lady of the Snow Parish. Joshua had to design and propose the size and scope of his project to the Church, get it approved by the Church leadership, make sure all permits and engineering work was done and then send it in to the Twin Rivers Scout Council for approval. Joshua had to build a budget, and figure out how he was going to fund the project and request donations of both money and in-kind services and materials. Joshua had to gather all the materials and tools needed to complete his project then organize several work-days to execute the plan. Joshua had over twenty people work on his project and they moved about 10 tons of #2 Greywacke stone donated by RJ Valente of Grafton. Joshua’s team cleared the old path and laid down weed barrier and several inches of stone to enhance the path. He also sanded the wooden stairs, railings and coated them with a deck sealant donated by Curtis Lumber of Hoosick Falls.Joshua extended his project to include a short side path to a sitting area that was underutilized making it more user friendly.
Congratulations, Joshua.