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East Oak Lane: African American Boy Scouts’ Troop Has Difficulty With Generating New Committee Members

August 29, 2016 Victoria S Batista 3

Since 1910, the Boys Scouts of America have been shaping young men from all over the nation into the next leaders of our country. At the Oak Lane Presbyterian Church, the scouts of Troop 19 [continue reading…]

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Chestnut Hill: Iraqi War Victim Earns Prestigious Boy Scout Award

December 3, 2012 0

https://vimeo.com/54827927] The delicate glass designs, echoing the silence and serenity of St. Paul’s Church, provided a momentary visual this weekend of everything Mohammed Al-Jumaili’s life in Iraq was not. In a not-so-distant past, Al-Jumaili, of [continue reading…]

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