ISAAC LONEAR JACKSON HAS ACHIEVED THE PRESTIGIOUS EAGLE SCOUT AWARD. HE WILL BE HONORED AT A COURT OF HONOR CEREMONY FROM BOY SCOUT TROOP 68 ON MAY 31, 2015 TO BE HELD AT CONNECTICUT FARMS CHURCH, STUYVESANT AVENUE, UNION, NEW JERSEY.
ISAAC IS A RESIDENT OF UNION, NEW JERSEY AND IS A SENIOR STUDENT ATTENDING UNION HIGH SCHOOL. HE IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE ORDER OF THE ARROW (BROTHERHOOD).
ISAAC HAS COMPLETED ALL THE REQUIREMENTS NECESSARY TO ATTAIN THE RANK OF EAGLE SCOUT, THE HIGHEST RANK IN SCOUTING. AS PART OF THESE REQUIREMENTS, HE COMPLETED A COMMUNITY PROJECT BY RESTORING THE EXTERNAL WALLS OF THE UNION RAMS FIELD HOUSE, WHICH IS PART OF THE RABKIN FIELD RECREATIONAL SPORTS COMPLEX LOCATED ADJACENT TO HENDRICK’S DRIVE IN UNION, NEW JERSEY.
THE AREA IS UTILIZED BY VARIOUS ATHLETIC ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE SURROUNDING AREA AND BUILDING HAD SUFFERED DAMAGE OVER YEARS FROM WEATHERING AND VANDALISM. IN ADDITION, LITTLE WAS DONE TO MAINTAIN ITS OVERALL APPEARANCE.
ISAAC WORKED ON THE EXTERIOR WALLS AND SURROUNDING GROUNDS OF THE FIELD HOUSE TO BRING IT BACK TO A PRESENTABLE STATE. HE MANAGED ALL OF THE LOGISTICS FOR THE PROJECT AND SUPERVISED 21 VOLUNTEERS, TOTALING 342 HOURS RESTORING THE FIELD HOUSE AND SURROUNDING GROUNDS.