Bothell resident Brian Anderson has completed the requirements for the Boy Scouts of America Eagle Scout Award. Anderson is a member of Troop 651 of the Chief Seattle Council. He will receive this award at 7 p.m. on March 10 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Woodinville.
For his Eagle Project, Anderson organized and led more than 100 volunteers to harvest vegetables at Chinook Farms (Snohomish) that were donated to the Food Lifeline in Shoreline. The volunteers were from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Church of the Holy Cross of Redmond, United Way, Girl Scout Troop 44137 and Boy Scout Troop 651. More than 10,000 winter squash, 625 pounds of beets and 250 pounds of green beans were gathered and donated.
Anderson has earned the 50 Miler award by participating in a High Adventure of canoeing on Ross Lake, and has served in his troop as the program manager and the assistant team captain. He volunteered to teach an art lesson at a scouting fundraiser in May 2014, the family that purchased this lesson was so pleased that they hired him to continue teaching for their family. Due to word-of-mouth recommendations, he now teaches three art students each week.
Anderson is 15 years old and in the ninth grade at Skyview Junior High School where he serves as a WEB leader, which is a mentor for incoming seventh-grade students. He is as an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving in a presidency for its 14 and 15 year old young men. After high school, he plans to serve a two-year mission for his church, attend college, and receive a master’s degree in graphic design.
He is the son of Dale and Bethany Anderson of Bothell.