PRINGLE — Members and officers of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Elks #109 celebrated Flag Day on Sunday at the Pringle Fire Hall.
Kingston Boy Scout Troop 154 started the ceremony by presenting the color guard. The color guard was presented by Life Rank Scout Ryan Rogowski, Light Cub Scout Ashton Wooton (new crossover to Troop 154), and Eagle Scout Zachary Sales.
Ashton Wooton is also the grandson of Elks Lodge #109, Tyler and Janet Walsh.
The scouts and leaders were present for the Elks presentation of the history of the Flag, led by Trustee George Wiencek and Leading Knight Marion Marosevitch. Mary Theroux, PER and Americanism chair, presented the National Elks Eagle Scout Recognition certificate to Eagle Scout Zachary Taylor.
Post Commander Mark Price, Commander Black Diamond American Legion Post #395, also spoke of Zachary’s character and his efforts in collecting supplies for homeless veterans for the Forward Support Base (FSB) initiative. Zach used his webmaster skills to add a barcode so people could also donate online.
Zachary’s parents, Todd and Samantha Sales, active leaders in Kingston BSA Troop 154, were also thanked for their contributions to Zachary’s successful journey to attain the rank of Eagle.
For information on the FSB (Forward Support Base) Initiative, go to FSBINC.org.