FW: Mike Rowe-Dirty Jobs-Eagle Scout-His Thoughts

Good Letter…

 

From: Frank Cook [mailto:cookie76@comcast.net]
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 11:15 PM
To: Fran Gillis; Gregg Brasher-BSA-Troop 629; Dave Pendery-Pack 449
Cc: Eagle Project-Adam King-1-2010; Eagle Project-Ajay Ganapathy-2-10; Eagle Project-Scott Berson-6-10; Eagle-Austin McCandlish-Troop-7-10; Troop 143-Andy Allison SM; Troop 206-Joe Hale S. M.; Troop 2143-Geoff Barnes SM; Troop 2143-Jeff Hattric-SM; Troop-3143-Dave Pfiefer SM; Chris Karabinos-Johns Creek UMC; Frank Cook-District Commissioner; James Cook
Subject: Mike Rowe-Dirty Jobs-Eagle Scout-His Thoughts

 

 

For those Scouts who are deciding whether or not to continue the Scouting path to Eagle.

 

Frank Cook-ASM-Troop 629

ADC- Chattahoochee

 

Subject: [Troop 989] Mike Rowe from the Discovery Channel talks about Eagle Scouts

 

Mike Rowe has said in commercials for Dirty Jobs that the inspiration for the show was as a tribute to his father and grandfather.  Rowe became an Eagle Scout on January 2, 1979.  During his service project for Eagle Scout he read aloud for students and he cites this as one of the reasons he became interested in narrating and writing.

 

On being an Eagle Scout he said "The Eagle Award is not really meant for people who need to be dragged across the finish line. It's meant for a select few..."'  You can read his whole letter to a scout at http://oakford.wordpress.com/2009/09/29/a-letter-to-potential-eagle-scouts/.

 

Mike has posted some cool stuff on his website at http://www.mikeroweworks.com/mikes-office.  There is a link to watch the July31st Jamboree show on-line as well as a great video of Mike wishing the BSA a happy 100^th birthday.