Eric Brosnan Earns Eagle Scout Award

Boy Scout Troop 27 will honor Eric Brosnan, 18, at an Eagle Scout Court of Honor on June 22, 2019 at 5:30pm at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 41 Park St. in Manchester, CT. Eric is the son of Eric Brosnan Sr. of Manchester, CT.

Only two percent of Scouts attain the highest rank of the Boy Scouts of America. An Eagle Scout must have completed at least 21 merit badges and organized a service project that benefits his church, community, or school. Brosnan earned 51 merit badges. With the help of Troop 27, Brosnan built and installed 8 bat houses at Botti Farm property on Bushill Road as part of his Eagle Scout project. The bat houses were created to increase local bat populations which in turn would feed on mosquitoes. Brosnan planned ways to fund these bat houses including a successful can and bottle drive. He passed his board of review on April 4th of 2019 and became the 114th Eagle Scout out of Troop 27.

Brosnan was part of the elite group of scouts called Order of the Arrow. Order of the Arrow (OA) is a group of scouts, elected by their peers, based on the qualities and characteristics who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives. Brosnan, was not only elected to this group but also served as the Order of the Arrow representative for the local Manchester area.