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Whiz Kid of the Week: Boy Scouts of America
Boy Scout Aaron Marr strives to preserve local history. Find out how you can help!
Names: Aaron Marr, 17, Life Scout with Troop 702 of the Boy Scouts of America.
School: East Bay Arts
Accomplishment: Aaron is currently working to repair, replace and paint the crosses in the potter’s field at San Lorenzo’s Pioneer Cemetery.
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"I am excited to be serving the community in which I have lived most of my life, and want to make a difference in making San Lorenzo a beautiful place to live," Aaron said of his Eagle Project.
"I feel this cemetery, being on a main road, reflects to the people who drive by just how we feel about those who settled this area and have passed on. I would like people to feel we have respect for those who have done so, but it is hard when vandalism hits the cemetery in a way that disrespects the people buried in it."
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He is currently looking for donations and volunteers to help with the clean-up effort, to be completed in May. Volunteers will be at the cemetery April 16, 23and 30th, and Sunday, May 1, if needed.
Key to Whiz Kid's Awesomeness: A Scout since first grade, Aaron says he's harbored a deep passion for history since childhood. Using your passion to help others—that's awesome.
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