Chelsea teen overcomes adversity, earns Eagle Scout badge [Video]

ACHIEVE THE HIGHEST RANK IN SCOUTING AT THE MASS AUDUBON CENTER IN SANCTUARY IN BELMONT, A RAINY DAY DELIVERS A WELCOME DRINK TO PROMISING BLOOMS. IT’S A LITTLE BARREN AFTER A LONG WINTER, BUT CLEAR, GREAT CARE WAS TAKEN IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THESE COMMUNITY GARDENS. I HAD TO DO A LOT OF FUNDRAISING, 16 YEAR OLD EMILY GREEN SAYS. THE RAISED BEDS WERE IN DISREPAIR BEFORE SHE LED A TEAM IN REBUILDING THEM. WE PLANTED SOME SOME BULBS WITH THEM TO THE BIG SERVICE EFFORT WAS THE PINNACLE PROJECT THAT EARNED EMILY THE RANK OF EAGLE SCOUT, THE HIGHEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SCOUTING. IT’S LESS THAN 5% OF SCOUTS THAT ACTUALLY ATTAIN THE EAGLE BADGE, AND RIGHT NOW IT’S ABOUT 14% OF THOSE EAGLE SCOUTS NATION WIDE ARE WOMEN. THE SCOUTS WENT COED IN 2019. EMILY SAYS SHE WAS INSPIRED BY HER OLDER BROTHER, JEFFREY, WHO’S ALSO AN EAGLE SCOUT …