Columbia Boy Scout Represents Region at National Convention

A Columbia Boy Scout is one of 10 scouts nationwide visiting Washington, D.C., this week to meet with U.S. leaders.

Lucas Hines, of Boy Scout Troop 361, was selected to be a delegate to hand-deliver the Boy Scouts of America’s Report to the Nation, an annual briefing provided to U.S. leaders.

From Feb. 22 to 26 Hines will meet with U.S. Cabinet members and House and Senate leadership, according to a statement from the Boy Scouts.

Hines was selected for the national honor due to his contributions to the community, according to a statement from the Boy Scouts of America. Specifically, he coordinated a cleanup at Blandair Park through the “Messengers of Peace” initiative, a Boy Scouts program that encourages peace and harmony in communities, the statement said.

Hines received the 2014 Honor Medal from the Boy Scouts of America upon the recommendation of its National Court of Honor for “unusual heroism in saving his cousin’s life at a considerable risk to himself,” according to the statement.

While in the nation’s capitol, Hines is representing the nearly three million young people who make up the scouting program and sharing Scouting’s achievements from 2014.

“I am truly honored to be selected for this duty as a representative of the Baltimore Area Council,” Hines said of being selected as a delegate.

His trip includes scheduled visits to the Pentagon, White House, CIA, Arlington National Cemetery, and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Pictured, Lucas Hines (center, front) visits the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Photo Credit: Boy Scouts of America.