Boy Scouts of America

Valentine’s Day Messengers of Peace Project

Blog post submitted by Pamela Higgins Richardson.

 The Messengers of Peace program supports community service and encourages Scouts to share their actions with others to help build a global network of service. That is just what Sam Richardson set out to do.

 Many students in our community are unable to purchase or pass out a valentine to their class parties because they can’t afford any. Some students in low income areas are less fortunate. Sam wanted to make sure students didn’t feel left out or sad. The boxes were filled with 25-35 blank cards that the students could fill out with their classmate’s names. 

Sam’s SPL, Rafe Kotalik, helped by sending out a video to inspire the troop to support Sam’s project. With the amazing support of Troop 777, neighbors, teachers, family members, and friends, Sam collected over 150 boxes of Valentines Day cards for children not able to purchase them. Sam delivered the boxes to several schools in the Conroe Independent School District with the help of his fellow scouts. Such a small idea made such a big impact!!!

Learn more about the BSA Messengers of Peace program and submit your projects to be featured here. 

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Bray Barnes

Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies

Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments

David Alexander

Managing Member Calje

David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.

Glenn Adams

President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.

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