Troop72
Ryan J. Bloome
It's a long road to the top, but Ryan Bloome is there! The Eagle rank he earned was awarded in a ceremony on November 30, 2002 at St Catherine of
Sienna Church in Hatboro Pa. in a ceremony with family,
friends and fellow Scouters. Included were messages of
congratulations from many local & national dignitaries and a special
award and presentation from the Montgomery County Detachment of the
Marine Corps League , who also donated a check to the Cradle of Liberty
Council in the name of the Ryan and Matt Wisniewski who also earned his Eagle
rank.
Ryan's final step in the process involved completion of His Eagle Project
where he organized and hosted an "Old Fashioned" Sing-a-Long
and Social for the residents of Luther Park Assisted Living Facility and
Gloria Dei Farms.
Ryan has been involved
in Scouting since becoming a Tiger Cub in first grade.
He achieved his Arrow of Light with Pack 438 in Roslyn & then became a member of Troop 72 where he held positions of Assistant
Patrol Leader, Patrol Leader, Troop Quartermaster, Assistant Senior Patrol
Leader and Junior Assistant Scoutmaster. Having completed Patrol Leader
Development Training, he later became an Instructor and went on to
complete Troop Leader Training at Impeeza in
Washington, DC. In similar fashion, after
completing Paddle-Rama Canoe and Whitewater training, he returned as an
Instructor. He was also a member of the Troop 72 Dusters Canoe Team competing
in several Kettle Cup and Paddle-Rama races.
He attended Summer Camp at Ressica Falls every year (7 years) completing many
merit badges - and again sharing his expertise as a Dan Beard Instructor and a Gilwell Field
Instructor. He attended every High Adventure Camp from the time he was
eligible including 2 trips to the Allagash Wilderness, a Cape Cod Bicycle
Ramble, the White Mountain Backpacking Expedition and the Youghiogheny
Whitewater Rafting and biking/Laurel Highlands hiking trip. Ryan is
also an Ordeal Member of the Order of the Arrow
Active in his community as well, Ryan
has volunteered at numerous Oktoberfests at the Roychester Community Center -
even as the Easter Bunny one year. He is an avid cyclist and
raised funds every year for the MS Society with his participation in the MS
150 City to Shore Bike Tour Fundraiser.
At St. Catherine of Siena Ryan is a member of the Catholic Youth Group LifeTeen
and was a Lector at the LifeTeen Masses . He attended the 2001 Notre
Dame Youth Leadership Conference and the 2000 Stubbenville University Weekend
Retreat.
Having initially attended William Tennent H.S.
Ryan graduated from Hatboro-Horsham H.S. where he
participated in Red and black Night and was a member of the "PowderPuff
Cheerleaders" for the girls flag football team. He is currently attending Montgomery County
Community College and in January he will transfer to Shippensburg
University where he plans to pursue a degree in Marketing and Computer
Graphics.
See Pictures from the
Court of Honor Ceremony
