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PAGE 2A PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. MAY 18. 2023
Bent Tree Foundation awards scholarships
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Eagle Scouts Charlie Gibbons and Read Fernandez.
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By, Carl Lundstrom,
Scoutmaster Troop 20
Scout BSA Troop 20 is
pleased to announce Charlie
Gibbons and Read Fernandez
have achieved the rank of
Eagle Scout, the highest rank
in Scouting. Both achieved
the rank in 2022, and the
troop recognized the two
young men at a recent Eagle
Court of Honor.
Since 1912, the Eagle
Scout rank has represented a
milestone of accomplish
ment—perhaps without
equal—that is recognized
across the country and even
the world. The Scouting pro
gram chartered by Big Canoe
Chapel, which includes both
Cub Pack 20 and Troop 20,
has proudly developed and
awarded the rank of Eagle to
an above average number of
Scouts since the program
came to Big Canoe in 1999.
The Eagle rank is the
highest recognition that
Scouting offers. The wearer
of the Eagle award is the epit
ome of Scouting's best efforts
and beliefs. Those who
earned it as a youth continue
to wear it with pride in their
everyday lives as adults. That
is why an Eagle Scout is an
Eagle Scout - not was.
Both Gibbons and Fernan
dez capstone Eagle Scout re
quirement was to plan,
develop and provide leader
ship while completing a serv
ice project on behalf of their
designated beneficiary.
Gibbons, an 11th grader at
Pickens High School, built
two raised-garden beds for
the Pickens High School Ca
reer, Technical, and Agricul
tural Education (CTAE)
department as his eagle proj
ect. The benefit of this project
was to help the CTAE depart
ment demonstrate the “Farm
to Table” aspect of the agri
culture and culinary arts pro
gram, which allows students
to visualize the whole food
chain process: from planting,
growing, harvesting, cook
ing, composting and back to
planting.
Fernandez, an 11th grader
at Pickens High School, de
signed a project dedicated to
aquatic life, a field that has
interested him for years.
Aiming to enhance the fish
population in Lake Petit, he
built and sank six habitats de
signed for smaller fish and
young rainbow trout. The
habitats, which are con
structed from PVC pipe, re
semble giant asterisks just
over five feet in diameter.
They are strategically
placed along the shore in
order to provide shelter and a
home to younger fish. Be
cause the PVC pipe will not
erode or degrade, the habitats
will remain in place and ulti
mately become covered in
aquatic plant life as well.
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ica is one of the nation’s
largest and most prominent
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ment organizations, provid-
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By Mike Moffitt
The Bent Tree Founda
tion, in partnership with the
Bent Tree Tennis and Golf
Communities, awarded
$21,000 in scholarships this
year with funds raised
through a variety of success-
fid fundraising efforts and the
many generous donations
from Bent Tree residents and
Pickens County community
supporters. The Bent Tree
Foundation wishes to con
gratulate all of the scholar
ship recipients on their hard
work and dedication to their
educational aspirations and
goals.
Bent Tree Foundation
scholarships were awarded to
the following graduates of
Pickens High School: 1)
Jansen Abner (Truett Mc
Connell University) funds
donated by the Crain Golf
Group; 2) Brandon Bell
(Georgia Tech) funds do
nated by the Monte Davis
Scholarship Fund; 3) Anslee
Bridges (Abraham Baldwin
Agricultural College) funds
donated by Richard and
Kathy Hall; 4) Jackson Flatt
(University of North Geor
gia) funds donated by Calvert
and Madeline Huffmes; 5)
Alex Gibson (University of
Tennessee) hinds donated by
Richard and Kathy Hall; 6)
Grant Hooker (University of
Georgia) funds donated by
the Monte Davis Scholarship
Fund; 7) Isabel Lipscomb
(University of North Geor
gia) funds donated by the
Sandell Golf Group; 8) Re-
bekah Nichols (Chatta
hoochee Tech) hinds donated
by the Bent Tree Foundation;
9) Lauren Quarles (Univer
sity of North Georgia) funds
donated by the 18 Holers
Golf Group; 10) Mitchell
Rice (University of Georgia)
funds donated by the Four
Aces Golf Group; Sierra
Robertson (Kennesaw State
University) funds donated by
the Bent Tree Foundation.
A designated scholarship
requiring attendance to the
University of North Georgia
was awarded to Ryaen
Cantrell sponsored and
funded by Colin and Sheila
Thompson in honor of their
sons, Christopher C. Thomp
son and Stephen W. Thomp
son, both alumni of the
University of North Georgia.
Also, a scholarship funded by
Marty Stephens in honor of
her sister, Linda Brown Au
gust (a past professor at the
University of North Georgia)
was awarded to Kellie Mor
ris.
Also, Jaiden Leach,
daughter of John Leach, Bent
Tree Golf Superintendent, is
receiving a scholarship to
Georgia Tech from the Scott
and Dudley Price Scholar
ship Fund. Additionally,
Carter Smith, son of Angela
Carroll, a Bent Tree resident,
is receiving a scholarship to
the University of Alabama
from the Foundation.
The Bent Tree Tennis
Community, in partnership
with the Foundation,
awarded three scholarships to
the following students: 1)
Maggie Bautista-Velasquez
(University of North Geor
gia); 2) Levi Kuyper (Rein
hardt University) and 3)
David Satterfield (Young
Harris College).
The Bent Tree Foundation
was established in 2009 and
with its partners has awarded
over $280,000 in student
scholarships and
teacher/school grants to our
Pickens County students and
schools.
The Bent Tree Foundation
Board members would like to
thank all of the many volun
teers and donors who have
made these awards possible
for the students of Pickens
County. Those who wish to
join us in this endeavor or to
honor a loved one may do so
by going to our website,
www.benttreefoundation.org.
to find information on tax-
deductible donation opportu
nities. As always, we
continue to be grateful for
your past support as well as
seeking your future support
to further the Foundation’s
mission regarding student
scholarships and
teacher/school grants.
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Two Troop 20 Scouts achieve rank of Eagle
ing programs for young peo
ple that build leadership
skills, character development
and citizenship.
For more information on
Scouts BSA (age 11-17) or
Cub Scouts (ages 5-10),
please contact Carl Lund
strom at scoutmaster@bigca-
noechapel.com. Websites for
the units include
cubpack20.com and scout-
troop20.com.
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