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Eagle Scout Jack Shaver

Scouting is his life.

“He did it!”

A jubilant Jennifer Shaver sang the praises of her son on June 25 at a ceremony at the Wildlands Conservancy in Lower Macungie in which Jack Shaver officially became an Eagle Scout.

Shaver is a member of Boy Scout Troop 131 of Wescosville, where he has been a very active member.  He joined the troop in 2005. Prior to that he was a member of Troop 43 in Princeton, N.J.

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He is a member of the Order of the Arrow, held the leadership positions of Patrol Leader and Senior Patrol Leader, and attended several winter camps and summer camps.  Shaver has participated in three high adventure trips to Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico and two trips to Algonquin Provincial Park in Canada.

The numbers for Shaver include: 64 nights camping, 187 miles hiked, 70 miles canoeing, 54 service hours, and 24 merit badges earned.

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Lehigh County Common Pleas Judge Edward Reibman had the honor of giving Shafer the Eagle Charge:

  • Undertake your citizenship with a solemn dedication. 
  • Be a leader.  Lift up every task you do.
  • Build America on the solid foundation of clean living, honest work, unselfish citizenship and reverence for God.

Shaver’s thanked everyone for their assistance in his earning his Eagle Award, especially his mother and grandparents, Joan and Dick Wilson.  “Scouting has been my life,” he said, “I learned a lot about leadership in scouts.”

Wilson, visibly proud of his grandson, told him, “Boy Scouts who become Eagles are serious, driven, know what they are doing and they have the missions of scouting in mind. An Eagle Scout is a special person and it is a life-long fraternity."

State Representative Douglas Reichley (R-134), also an Eagle Scout, presented him with a citation of congratulations from the House of Representatives.  “We need people who are going to be of the character that step forward to perform the tasks that need to be done,” he said.

Shaver's Eagle Project was the initial development of a three-quarter-acre plot of land at the Wildlands Conservancy into a nature learning area.  It involved a lot of planning, producing plant inventory, constructing a walking path and posting signs to identify key plants and trees.

This plot of land includes a portion of the flood plain of the Little Lehigh Creek and a better-drained regular forest environment. His project integrated with existing nature paths and permits users to compare flood plain and upland environments.

Shaver’s project also represents a foundation for further development of education programs on the plot by the conservancy or future Eagle Scout candidates.

A resident of Macungie, Shaver has many interests and hobbies.  He has a passion for ice hockey and started playing at the age of seven.   He also enjoys golf, skiing, lacrosse, and sailing.  He is an accomplished shooter with shotgun, rifle and pistol.  An avid boater, Shaver has obtained his boating safety certificate.

He is a 2010 graduate of Emmaus High School and currently attends Penn State University – Lehigh Valley Campus. 

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