>> WE’LL LAYERS AND ENTERPRISING 8TH GRADER WHO’S MAKING A POSITIVELY JAX
DIFFERENCE. THIS YOUNG MAN IS
ALSO WORKING TOWARD EARNING THE
BOY SCOUTS HIGHEST HONOR
BECOMING AN EAGLE SCOUT
AMONG THE REQUIREMENTS IS
COMPLETING AN EAGLE SCOUT
PROJECT WELL DECIDED HE WANTED
TO SUPPORT QUICKLY HOUSE A
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE SHELTER, ASSEMBLE AND
LET A GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS TO
HELP REFURBISH THE PLAYGROUND
AREAS. THE CLAY COUNTY
FACILITY. HE AND HIS TEAM OF 20
VOLUNTEERS RAISED ALMOST $2100
FOR THE PROJECT AND THEY WENT
TO WORK THE GROUP PRESSURE WASH
THE PLAYGROUND AT 2 SEPARATE
OUTDOOR SEATING AREAS THEN THEY
BUILT AND PICNIC TABLE.
IT’S AND ITS STATE ANOTHER
PICNIC TABLE PRESSURE WASH TO
OUTDOOR TABLES AND SURROUNDING
FENCING PRESSURE WASH THE
REFURBISHED AN OUTDOOR
BASKETBALL COURT. BUT THEY
DIDN’T STOP THERE. THE
SURROUNDING AREA HAD TO LOOK
GOOD AS WELL.
THE TEAM REMOVED 30 BAGS OF
LEAVES FOOT, WE’D SPREAD 40
BAGS OF PINE BARK NUGGETS AND
REFURBISHED A WOODEN OUTDOOR
PLAYGROUND SET WITH THE
LEFTOVER FINANCIAL DONATIONS,
THEY BOUGHT THE NEW SOCCER
GOALS SOCCER BOTH BASKETBALLS
FOOTBALLS AND SIDEWALK CHALK.
AFTER 205 HOURS OF COMMUNITY
SERVICE. IT’S SAFE TO SAY
MISTER LAIRD AND HIS TEAM
DEFINITELY MADE A POSITIVELY
JAX DIFFERENCE. BRUCE HAMILTON
CHANNEL 4 THE LOCAL STATION.
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>>VIC MICOLUCCI: ALRIGHT BRAVO SO OUR POSITIVELY JAX AWARD WINNER
WILL LAIRD JOINS US THIS
MORNING ALONGSIDE FRANCIS WITH
CLOSETS BY DESIGN SHE’S JOINING
US VIA ZOOM, SHE’S GOING TO
PRESENT THAT A WORD IN JUST A
MOMENT WELCOME TO
YOU BOTH WANT TO START WITH OUR
AWARD WINNER CONGRATULATIONS TO
YOU I KNOW YOU JUST MADE EAGLE
THROUGH ALL OF YOUR WORK IN
THE COMMUNITY YOU’VE GOT WAY
MORE PATCHES THAN I EVER HAD
WHEN I WAS IN THE BOY SCOUTS
TELL ME ABOUT YOUR YOU JOURNEY
TO WHERE YOU ARE TODAY.
>> SO I STARTED SKELTON
AND IT’S EVENING, THE RANK OF EAGLE MEANT A LOT TO BECAUSE IT MEANT I CAN MAKE IT WRITTEN
DIFFERENCE IN MY
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COMMUNITY IN DUE FOR A CAUSE
AND I REALLY WANTED TO DO.
LIKE THE
QUICKLY ELSE.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: YEAH TELL ME
HOW YOU CHOSE TO BENEFIT THE
QUICKLY HOUSE.
>> SO. I REALLY TO THE QUICKLY
ALICE THROUGH SHAW.
SO WHEN I SAW THAT THEY WERE
HOPING PEOPLE OF THE DOMESTIC
ABUSI SO THAT WAS A VERY GOOD
CAUSE AND I.
DECIDE TO DO MY EAGLE SCOUT
PROJECT THERE.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: YEAH, IT’S
REALLY IMPORTANT AND WITH YOUR
OTHER PROJECTS AT THE
PLAYGROUND TOO. IT WASN’T JUST
YOU I MEAN IT TOOK A TEAM TO
MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
>> YEAH MY VOLUNTEERS VERY VERY
DETERMINED GUY AND A VERY GOOD
GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: YEAH IS THAT WHAT IT’S ABOUT I MEAN NOT JUST BEING ABLE TO DO THE WORK
YOURSELF BUT BEING A GOOD
LEADER AND INSPIRING OTHER
PEOPLE TO GIVE BACK.
>> YEAH, THE EAGLE SCOUT
PROJECT IS ABOUT LEADERSHIP,
A
LAWN, YES.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: WHAT’S YOUR
MESSAGE TO OTHER KIDS YOUR AGE
YOUR IN 8TH GRADE THERE’S SOME.
YOU KNOW PRETEENS AND TEENAGERS THAT MIGHT JUST WANT TO STAY INSIDE AND PLAY VIDEO
GAMES AND AND NOT GO OUT THERE
AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE HOW DO
YOU INSPIRE THEM.
>> IT TAKES A LOT OF HARD WORK TO DO AN EAGLE SCOUT PROJECTS BUT ONCE IT’S DONE YOU JUST I
FEEL REALLY GOOD.
AND AND THE PAYOUTS TO THE
COMMUNITY ARE MUCH LARGER THAN.
>> JUST SITTING AROUND PLAYING VIDEO GAMES INSIDE YEAH NOW YOU GET TO RIDE BY BOTH OF THESE
PLACES AND SAY HEY LOOK I HELP
TO THEM OUT I MADE A DIFFERENCE
RIGHT HERE IN MY COMMUNITY, I
KNOW YOUR PARENTS WHO ARE.
WELL RIGHT BEHIND THE
CAMERA VERY PROUD OF YOU AND
EXCITED FOR YOUR FUTURE BY THE
WAY WHAT IS YOUR FUTURE REAL
QUICK WHAT ARE YOU WHAT ARE YOU
TRYING TO DO. I WAS GOING ON.
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER. >>VIC MICOLUCCI: ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING ALL RIGHT, WE’LL
COOL LOW, GOOD STUFF, LET’S
BRING BACK FRANCIS WITH CLOSETS
BY DESIGN. FRANCIS WHAT
IS IT ABOUT WILL STORY THAT
REALLY TOUCHED YOU.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: WELL YOU’RE
SUCH AN IMPRESSIVE YOUNG MAN
AND TO BE AN 8TH GRADER AND TO
ACHIEVE THE RANK OF EAGLE SCOUT
TO ME WAS JUST
AMAZING SO.
YOU’RE A TRUE INSPIRATION TO
KIDS OF YOUR AGE, I HOPE.
YOU HAVE LOTS OF FRIENDS THAT
LOOK UP TO YOU
AT FROM CAUSES BY DESIGN WE JUST WANT TO SAY JOB WELL DONE AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
GIVING BACK TO THESE WOMEN AND
CHILDREN WHO ARE.
YOU KNOW AND SUCH NEED AND THEY
HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO GO A HAPPY
PLACE TO GO BECAUSE OF YOU SO
THANK YOU THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: ALL RIGHT,
WELL SAID THEY’RE FRANCIS AND
SHE GAVE US THIS AWARD SO THAT
WE CAN GIVE IT TO YOU SO HERE
IT IS I WAS HIDING IT. NOW YOU
CAN OFFICIALLY SAY IT
HOLD IT. THAT IS THE POSITIVELY
JAX AWARD GOING
OUT TO. WE’LL LAIRD ONE OF OUR
YOUNGER RECIPIENTS, BUT TRULY
DESERVING THERE CONGRATULATIONS
TO YOU FRANCIS THANK YOU FOR
YOUR INPUT ON THIS
AS WELL. SO IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE
THAT IS POSITIVELY JAX YOU CAN
NOMINATE THEM FOR THE
POSITIVELY JAX AWARD BY HEADING
OVER TO OUR WEBSITE. IT’S NEWS
4 JAX DOT
COM REMEMBER IT JUST TAKES A
LITTLE BIT TO MAKE A BIG
DIFFERENCE RIGHT HERE IN OUR
COMMUNITY SHOULD BE LIKE WILL
LIKE OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE JUST