Eagle Scout dedicates service project to Joan & Howard Woltz Hospice Home
Mountain Valley was the recipient of a very special gift from a dedicated Eagle Scout with a heart for hospice service.
While completing requirements to be recognized as an Eagle Scout, Nathan Dowell, son of Mountain Valley CFO Barry Dowell, chose to benefit the Woltz Hospice Home with a service project. Through his work on the project, Dowell planned and constructed new display stands for the honorary bricks and blocks that formerly lined the pathways of the hospice home’s courtyard. Fellow scouts from Troop 556 and Nathan’s family helped achieve his goal.
He was quoted in a recent article for the Mount Airy News saying, “[The bricks were] sinking down and there was mud all over them, so I cleaned all the bricks off and put them on a stand, added more stands so that people can donate more bricks at the home and the hospice home can continue to support their patients.”
Dowell has since completed all requirements for the Eagle Scout rank, including earning a minimum of 21 merit badges, demonstrating leadership, and completing an Eagle Scout service project. Since it was first awarded in 1912, more than 2 million young men have achieved the Boy Scouts of America’s highest rank. Upon hearing of this remarkable achievement, Surry County commissioners invited Nathan to a meeting of the Surry County Board of Commissioners on May 20 where he was recognized with a certificate of proclamation from the county.
Mountain Valley is grateful for Nathan’s service to improve the display of the honorary bricks and granite pavers in our courtyard, and commends him for his dedication and achievement.
