Thomas W. said, "After everything that Barnesville has done to help me, I wanted to be
able to give back, and the Eagle project was the perfect opportunity to do so."
To help with the final installation, Thomas recruited former classmates he's known
since preschool and kindergarten: Thomas K. (Our Lady of Good Counsel High School),
Tucker H. (St. John's Catholic Prep), Seth D. (Maret School), Marshall H. (Saint John's
Catholic Prep), and Luke H. (Saint John's Catholic Prep). The greenhouse was built in
the spring of 2016 by another Barnesville graduate, Trey V. Barnesville Class of 2013, for
his Eagle Scout project.
Thomas Kaminski (Class of
2015) earned Eagle Scout, working with
Catholic Charities to support a population des-
perate in need -- men and women returning to
society from prison. He made "Welcome Home"
backpacks filled with necessities such as load-
ed Metro fare cards, alarm clocks, hats, gloves,
underwear, socks, scarves, assorted toiletries,
and more. The packs also included messages of
encouragement from Troop 496.
To collect the supplies, Thomas K.
organized a donation drive, filling up
two big rooms in his house. He then
recruited help from his Troop to help
load up the backpacks, ultimately
delivering 101 fully-loaded backpacks
to the sponsoring organization.
