Nice job, Eddie!! Hope your event is a success!!

Sorry Eddie, can't support you. The Boy Scouts of America need to change their ways and allow gays and atheists into their organization. You should have picked a project that would get people to boycott the BSA until they change their ways. Hopefully none of the molesting scout leaders got to you during your time in the Boy Scouts. When I was preparing my Eagle Scout project 32 years ago I unknowingly admitted to being atheist to a fellow scout and the next week I was asked to leave the Scouts. My catholic parents did not support me and said I deserved it. The media didn't cover things like that back then so I was out of luck. I will still support the homeless as always, but not the BSA or religious institutions until they stop their biggoted ways.

"Bigoted," you mean. BSA is a private organization and can have these requirements. Go take your bigoted attitude against those with faith somewhere else. And go thank your parents for feeding and clothing your thankless self. Your comment shows you are as bigoted as you perceived BSA and your parents to have been. Hope you can move on with your life.

dear nolan... if you indeed are not an atheist and would help the homeless then chose to be a good christen and wouldn't be bashing an honor like eagle scout. You contradict yourself multiple times and perhaps should have proof read before you posted .

Eddie is okay in my book and anything Patch can do to help him with his project, we'll do it!

Nolan,
There are other stories on Patch where I think your comments would be more on topic. Here is one http://patch.com/A-0cD8 and here is another http://patch.com/A-yR7v. In the meantime, you are trolling, sir. While I'm sure Eddie is perfectly capable of fighting his own battles, as the editor, I respectfully ask that you stop harassing him. He's a young man trying to do good in the world. This is not the proper thread for your comments.

Fine Nolan, we are both allowed opinions . Perhaps I did read it wrong , and I am glad you help people out. I just wish you wouldn't choose a young adult who has spent many years and hours to work towards this achievement and try to make him feel stupid or ashamed of an organization that has obviously encouraged him to do good ole fashioned community service . The bottom line is the benefactor of this event is the homeless shelter that is provided by a church ! This young man has courage to reach out to those is need . Enough said, Eddie good luck in achieving the goal to provide those items for the shelter and GOD bless you Nolan :)

Lorraine, I read those two stories when they first came out, and many others nationally. Very sad. I make my 15 year old boys well aware of such things. When they were young they asked if they could join Cub Scouts and I had to say no. I couldn't give the details why, but I just said they are not nice or fair to all boys. They knew I was a boy scout and liked it so they didn't understand. I believe they do now. They are very good boys and I have tried to instill all of the good traits of the BSA into them successfully.

Thanks, Nolan. I heard from any men around the country with stories similar to yours when our articles were posted. Thanks for your response. Feel free to email me, lorraine.swanson@patch.com.