go mcd!

My cousin and name-doppelganger McDowell has made Eagle Scout. Attaboy!

McDowell Pinckard, seventeen year old son of Les and Caroline Pinckard Dothan AL, has recently been awarded The Eagle Scout Award. This is the highest advancement ranking given within The Boy Scouts of America. Approximately 2% of all Boy Scouts achieve this award. McDowell is a member of Troop 38 sponsored by First United Methodist Church of Dothan.

Over a seven year period, McDowell has completed twenty two merit badges and advanced through seven different scouting ranks. Merit badges include topics on citizenship, first aid, camping, personal management, personal fitness, environmental science, family life and communications.

Additionally, McDowell has been a camp counselor at the local Camp Alaflo for three consecutive summers. Responsibilities included kitchen management, camp activity organization and merit badge instruction.

McDowell has also become a member of The Order Of The Arrow. This is Scouting's national honor society. He was chosen by members of his troop to partcipate in this distinguished group. In 2006, he was awarded The Founders Award as the top scout within his Order Of The Arrow.

To achieve the rank of Eagle Scout, McDowell has performed an Eagle Scout Project which he had to design,organize and manage. With the assistance of approximately 25 scouters and leaders from his troop, brush was cleared from the northeast parking lot of First United Methodist Church and fifteen much needed parking spaces were reclaimed.