Zack Benton Earns Eagle Award

Zack Benton, son of Andrea and Joe Bullock recently completed all the requirements needed to earn his Eagle award. The award was presented to him during a Court of Honor ceremony on Sunday, Aug. 20. The Scout Master of Troop 2, Mr. Charlie Herbst presented the award. Zack joined scouting as a Tiger Cub in 2006 and has been active in scouting ever since. Zack is a member of Order of the Arrow, has held numerous leadership position in the troop and has attended national jamborees and camp outs.

For his Eagle Project Zack completed the restoration of the Veterans Flag Memorial at Cape County Park North. His work was part of the phase 1 restoration and improvements planned at and around the memorial. Zack removed all the old bushes, plants and gravel that had been in place for over 10 years. He installed new soil, weed barrier, 11 tons of new Trap rock and planted many new plants. He also power-washed the flag base and then painted it. Zack and his volunteers spent over 130 hours on the project. Nearly $1,000 in materials and $1,200 in tools and equipment rental were donated to the project.

This is the first time in over 10 years that this amount of time and resources have been devoted to this memorial.