TROOP 477 PRESS RELEASE - February 8, 2004

M. Harrison Bain  Achieves Eagle Scout Rank

Dunwoody, GA.  (February 8, 2004) - Boy Scout Troop 477, chartered to Kingswood United Methodist Church, Dunwoody, GA is pleased to announce that seventeen year old M. Harrison Bain, son of Dianne and Peter Bain of Dunwoody, and a junior at The Lovett School, has earned his Eagle Scout Rank.  Harrison is one of over fifty seven Eagle Scouts from Troop 477 in its 32 year history. While only three percent of all boys who enter scouting achieve the rank of Eagle Scout, Harrison joins an impressive group of individuals who are also Eagle Scouts such as former President Gerald Ford, former U. S. Senator Sam Nunn, astronauts Neil Armstrong, and James Lovell.  

Harrison’s Eagle Scout Project was construction of an obstacle course consisting of three stations to be used for training puppies, to be service dogs, at the Canine Assistance Center in Alpharetta.

Harrison has been active in scouting since the age of 3 when he went on his first camping trip with the Troop. His older brother, Matthew, who is also an Eagle Scout, was a member of the Troop at the time and Harrison became an unofficial mascot of the Troop participating in several camping trips and Troop activities. Harrison officially  joined Troop 477 in 1998 and has been an active member participating on most of the camping trips and service projects such as Scouting for Food and serving in leadership positions within the troop.  He has also been chosen to be a member of Scouting's camping honor society, the "Order Of The Arrow".   One of the highlights for Harrison was participating in a high adventure trip to the Philmont Scout Reservation, in Cimeron New Mexico, where he served as a crew leader.

Harrison is a member of St. Lukes Presbyterian Church in Dunwoody.  He is active in the track and cross country programs at Lovett, and enjoys all types of outdoor activities.

Harrison will be recognized at an Eagle Court Of Honor, to be announced at a later date.

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