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Art Van Charity Challenge Recap
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In 2009, Art Van Furniture initiated the Art Van Charity Challenge as part of their 50th Anniversary celebration. Since then, Art Van has donated over $8 million to local charities and the charities have raised an additional $24 million through the challenge.
This year, the Pathway to Adventure was selected through a competitive grant submission to compete against more than 100 other charities in the challenge. Between April 4th and April 25th, the Pathway to Adventure Council raised funds for our new Restoring the Village program. This innovative initiative brings the Scouting program and positive community leaders to youth in areas plagued by crime, gang activity, and wavering parental involvement. At the end of the challenge, we raised $195,730 and came in third place securing $10,000 in prize money from Art Van.
We’d like to thank all that made donations during the challenge! We could not have done it without you!
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A delegation of outstanding Scouts delivered the
Pathway to Adventure Council 2016 Annual Report
to Governor Rauner
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Kemper Lake Golf Course
24000 N. Old McHenry Road |
Kildeer, IL 60074
Monday, July 10, 2017
Driving range opens at 9:30 a.m.
The beautiful Kemper Lakes Golf Club held the 1989 71st PGA Champion and will hold the 2017 Women’s PGA Championship.
For more information visit:
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The ninth annual Construction Industry Dinner, the largest gathering of construction professionals in the region, raised over $700,000 for local Boy Scouts of America programs. The evening featured a speech by Eagle Scout Noah Reardon, who credited the Boy Scout merit badge program for sparking his interest in engineering and robotics and said Scouting’s commitment to community service compelled him to share his knowledge and passion with others. Proceeds from the evening will help support Scouting programs for more than 23,000 young men and women in Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana. View photos from the ninth annual Construction Industry Dinner here.
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The Metals Industry Dinner took place on May 18, bringing together over 1,020 metal industry professionals together for networking opportunities and to support the Pathway to Adventure Council. This year’s dinner raised $535,000, which will impact the lives of Scouts pursuing their Welding Merit Badge as well as the STEM Scouts program. Executive Committee member James Garbett was surprised with the Good Scout award for his 30-year commitment to Scouting.
Click here to see photos from the event!
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Adams Service Project of the Year Award Recipient
Zachary Thomas Fortuna
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Zachary Thomas Fortuna’s Eagle project was selected to represent all 2016 Eagle Projects as The Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. Other notable Eagle Service Project finalists included: Tyler Brossard, Grant Goodall, Stephen Hahn, Sean Anderson, Michael Kanai, Kyle Morrhouse, Kevin Sako and Mark Williams.
Zachary has provided us some insight on his project and its meaning:
At the start of the first grade, I joined Cub Scouts and was instantly turned into an avid fan of Scouting. That same summer, I attended my first summer camp. There is where I met a young man who told me his journey to Eagle, earning it at only 13, and I knew from then on that this would be my goal as well.
I knew that to achieve the rank of Eagle, I would need to carry out a service project that would benefit my community in some way. For years, I envisioned using my project to enhance my school in some way, as this is where my mother, my aunt, and later myself would graduate from. However, as I began to approach my decision on a project worthy of being that of an Eagle project, my then 4-year-old cousin was diagnosed with stage IV neuroblastoma. After receiving this news, I was absolutely devastated. I didn’t view Chris so much as a cousin but as a brother. I adored him with everything I had, and we had a bond that was stronger than any other I’ve had with another person. His diagnosis made my world feel as though it was collapsing in on itself. There was nothing that any of us could do to stop this tragedy. I realized though, that there were two options in a situation like this: sit down and let yourself be defeated, or stand and fight with everything you have. My fight came in the form of my Eagle project.
Throughout the months, and later years, that Chris spent in the hospital, I saw that there was always one thing that was able to bring a smile to his face: the toys that he would receive. I knew that in order to honor him, I would have my project benefit the hospital at which he was treated. I hoped by donating toys like the ones he was given during his treatment, I would be able to recreate the joy that he experienced through other patients going through the same treatment. Chris was too ill to be outside at the hospital when the toys were delivered, but he watched the news segment that evening and the smile on his face was priceless. After a long and hard-fought battle, Chris passed away just a few weeks after his 7th birthday on November 9, 2016. I am honored to have been chosen as the recipient of the PTAC Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. For me, this award is more than just about the project and what I accomplished, as it is one of the most amazing ways to honor my little cousin and to help keep his memory alive in our hearts. I know that wherever he is, he is smiling and proud of me. My Eagle project will most definitely go down as one of the best experiences of my life. I reached my Scouting goal of making Eagle at the age of 13, set a project goal and exceeded it, I was hopefully able to help lift the spirits of many children battling cancer, and most importantly, I was able to honor my then 6-year-old cousin who had been bravely battling stage IV neuroblastoma since he was 4.
Zachary’s project resulted in the collection of 1,987 items with a value of nearly $15,300. Items including toys, rattles, books, board games, fun socks, slippers, and more were donated to The University of Chicago Medicine - Comer Children’s Hospital with the hopes that they would help make a child’s stay at the hospital a little easier while going through treatment. More information about his project can be found at eagleprojectliftaspirit.weebly.com.
We wish Zachary the best at the Regional level of competition! More information about this award and previous winners can be found
here.
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