19/05/2014
This past March I asked for some T-1 scout volunteers for a photoshoot I was producing for Duke Energy's Sustainability Report. The photograph's focus was primarily about one of Duke Energy's long time employees, Reggie Morehead, an energy and environmental expert at the McGuire Nuclear Station who is also a long time Scoutmaster at Troop 63 and teaches the Chemistry MB to scouts throughout our region.
I was very pleased that we had several scouts volunteer for the shoot. Joshua Sealey along with John and Ethan Pham joined 2 scouts from T-63 to stage the shot at McGuire. They all did GREAT! We got some wonderful shots of them. They followed directions to the letter, looked sharp in their uniforms and represented our Troop as well as I had hoped they would. I was thrilled as to how the shots came out and Duke was just as happy.
Thanks again to Joshua, John and Ethan for representing our troop in such a fine manner.
Here is the story and photo as it appears in Duke's Sustainability Report:
For nearly 30 years, energy and environmental science experts at McGuire Nuclear Station in North Carolina have enthusiastically shared their knowledge with young people through their participation in the Boy Scouts of America merit badge program.
The program, which started with 90 Scouts at the first encampment at McGuire in 1987, has seen tremendous growth, welcoming more than 550 young men every year to earn merit badges.
In addition to earning merit badges, Boy Scouts at McGuire and Catawba nuclear stations participate in a multiday event and have the chance to pitch a tent and camp out under the stars on the grounds of the power plant or at a nearby campsite.
At Oconee Nuclear Station, scouts participate in a Merit Badge College where they earn up to four merit badges in one day. Between the three stations, more than 850 Boy Scouts earn merit badges annually.
Undoubtedly, a big part of the program’s success can be attributed to Duke Energy employees -- like Reggie Morehead -- who have volunteered as instructors, including scientists, engineers, plant operators and trainers, since the start of the scouting program. At McGuire, more than 150 employees have volunteered since the encampment began.
Each year, Duke Energy and the Boy Scouts continue to work together to find fun and innovative ways to enhance science education for young boys. While scouts leave full of knowledge, events like the merit badge program are another way we share the benefits of nuclear power as a safe and reliable energy source.
