Segment 2, September 14th, 2024

Stewart Wallace is a Senior at Myer’s Park High School.  Through his youth he’s been a part of lacrosse teams, loves basketball, & being a Scout.  He has served his community in different ways including when he was twelve years old with the repair and replacement of basketball rims & nets in local parks. As he approaches the age of eighteen he recently led the charge on an Eagle Project that included the collection & retirement of worn U.S. flags.  He spoke with host Bill Bartee about respect, disposal, & the pursuit of the famed Eagle Award from the Boy Scouts of America.

Show Highlights:

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• Currently Stewart is a Life Scout with Troop 55 at Myers Park Presbyterian Church
  
• His grandmother helped inspire the Flag Collection Idea
  
• Wallace’s father was an Eagle Scout & his family was very supportive of his Scouting career
  
• Eagle Projects are done to help to show leadership
  
• The Flag Retirement Bin is well-built & resembles a piece of furniture that sits at the door at Jesse Brown’s.
  
• Wallace mentions that the Flag is a symbol of unity.  It is something that all citizens can join in celebrating
  
• Flag retirement ceremonies are done to allow flags to retire with honors
  
• They are burned to ash by BSA & the grommets go into a vase.
  
• Learn more about Scouts locally & how to participate:  Mecklenburg County Council-Boy Scouts of America
  

Things You’ll Learn by Listening:

Rules on how to properly fly the flag were established in June 1923, when the National Flag Conference met in Washington. Its members created the Flag Code, which states that “the flag represents a living country and is itself considered a living thing.”

Wallace was featured on Charlotte Today as a twelve-year old with another project.

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