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Miles Lucatorto achieved Eagle Scout after 13 years as a scout. <\/p>\n
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Floral Park\u2019s Centennial Gardens look a bit more pristine recently, thanks to the work of Miles Lucatorto, an Eagle Scout whose project installed 180 fence posts around the park.<\/p>\n
Lucatarto, born and raised in Floral Park, has put 13 years into Scouting America. He\u2019s stuck with it so long because it encompasses so much of what he loves. By spending time outdoors and working with his hands, he said he has learned a lot and made lifelong friends through the organization.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been going there since I was a kid,\u201d he said. \u201cFrom the second I saw these posts, I knew I needed to do something about it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
During his time with the Scouts, he worked at Onteora Scout Reservation, a camp in Sullivan County. He said he has explored national parks, hiked through rivers and camped in some beautiful places in the western and northeastern parts of the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lucatorto is the third of his siblings to reach the highest rank in scouting. His older sister, Emerson, achieved the Gold Scout rank in Girl Scouts, and his brother Joseph is a fellow Eagle.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve always been super connected with being outdoors and everything that comes with it,\u201d he said, saying he\u2019s been surrounded by the organization his whole life. \u201cI felt it was incredibly rewarding.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said that Scouts is more than just time for the outdoors and learning skills; it also provides community. After switching between troops a few times in the past, he said he was glad to join Troop 4, where many of his Floral Park friends were. He added that he appreciated the leaders from his old group, Troop 132.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo hard feelings toward them, they were some of the most influential people I\u2019ve ever met,\u201d Lucatorto said. \u201cBut when I heard that I had a lot of close friends in Troop 4 in Floral Park, the offer was too good to pass up.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome of those guys are still my closest friends,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Miles Lucatorto\u2019s (R.) project involved working with Floral Park\u2019s Centennial Gardens and was advised by volunteer Patrick Sexton (L.). Miles Lucatorto<\/p>\n
Lucatorto just started his first year at the University of Connecticut, where he\u2019s focusing on mechanical engineering. He said he is interested in understanding cars and has always wanted to go into the automotive industry.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He is involved in the Formula Society of Automotive Engineers, through which he works on a team building two small cars from the ground up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI work with the engines, in and out, on one of the cars,\u201d he said. \u201cI love it, I put all my time there.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said in the future he hopes to work on the back end of car manufacturing, with production and design.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cScouting taught me how to lead with purpose, follow through on commitments, and serve others in meaningful ways,\u201d Lucatorto said. \u201cI love to highlight all the people, all the hands pushing me up to this. I always felt the value in that. I wouldn\u2019t be at this point without them.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Miles Lucatorto replaced 180 fenceposts along paths in Centennial Gardens.Miles Lucatorto<\/p>\n
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