Eagle Scout project benefits Throwaway Ponies

ROCKWALL,TX. (December 1, 2014) Service to others is an important part of the Boy Scout Oath: “… to help other people at all times.” Each year tens of thousands of young men strive to achieve the coveted Eagle Scout rank by applying character, citizenship, and Scouting values in their daily lives. Only about 6% achieve the rank of Eagle.

One of the rank requirements is to plan, develop, and give leadership to others in a service project helpful to any religious institution, school, or community. Through this requirement, scouts practice what they have learned and gain valuable project management and leadership experience.

Patrick Fernandez has striven for the goal of making Eagle since he began Scouting as a Tiger in 2006. On November 24th, Patrick led fellow Scouts from Troop 690 in the completion of a service project for Throwaway Ponies (TaPs), a 501(c)(3) non-profit horse rescue and therapeutic riding center in Rockwall. The organization lost one of their horse shelters to a tornado that tore through the Farmersville location this past April. The Scouts replaced the shelter by dismantling, relocating, and reassembling an existing shelter from the Rockwall location. For added stability, they anchored the shelter in cement.