Eagle Scout

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Karen Guthorn

(714) 848-5156 kwguthorn@aol.com

EAGLE SCOUT AWARD PRESENTED

Daniel G. Guthorn, 18, of Huntington Beach, has earned the highest advancement award the Boy Scouts of America offers to Scouts, the Eagle Scout Award. He was honored at a special Eagle Scout ceremony on Saturday, July 25, 2009 at SeaCliff Country Club.

A member of Troop 911, Pacifica District of the Orange County Council, Guthorn is one of approximately 4 percent of all Boy Scouts who attain the Eagle rank. To earn Scouting’s highest award, Daniel earned 35 merit badges, served as a leader in his troop, and completed a major community service project.

Daniel’s service project took place at the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve. Leading 16 Scouts and adults, Daniel refurbished and replaced kiosks, wood, hardware, and signage at two locations in the Ecological Reserve.

Daniel has been a member of Troop 911, chartered to The Pegasus School, for 6 years. He has served the troop as patrol leader, quartermaster, chaplain’s aide, recruiting officer and assistant patrol leader. He attended the 2005 National Scout Jamboree at Fort A.P. Hill in Caroline County, Virginia. Guthorn joins other outstanding American citizens who have become Eagle Scouts, among them former President Gerald R. Ford, Jr., astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, Congressman Dana Rohrbacher and film director Steven Spielberg.

Daniel graduated from Mater Dei High School in May 2009. He will attend the University of Southern California this fall where he will study International Relations and Global Business. He is the son of Karen and Paul Guthorn.

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