Rep. Peisch recognized at Wellesley Kiwanis Club’s Good Scout Breakfast
The Kiwanis Club of Wellesley recently recognized State Rep. Alice Hanlon Peisch at its annual Good Scout Breakfast held at Babson College’s Executive Conference center. The Oct. 17 event also raised money for Troop 182, including for its Joe Levens Eagle Scout Project Fund.
Local attorney David Himmelberger, a former scout with Troop 134, emceed the event and spoke highly of lasting lessons from the experience, including those that came in useful for hiking all 48 of the 4,000 footers in New Hampshire.
Gary McCabe, charter organization representative for Troop 182 via the Kiwanis Club, shared some history on scouting, including Troop 182 being chartered in 1913 as Troop 2W. One big change is that Boy Scouts is now known as Scouting America, and welcomes girls—15 of whom are part of Wellesley’s troop. “This change has been good for us,” said McCabe, adding that not all troops accept girls as members. Having boys and girls in the troop can make logistics easier for families with both.
Given that change to the troop, Troop 182 Scoutmaster Paul Hurney said it was very appropriate to honor a woman, Alice Peisch, at the breakfast. She’s been a great supporter of the organization, he said.
Rep. Peisch thanked the organizations for the recognization and made brief remarks, including her respect for all the work that goes into becoming an Eagle Scout and the troop leadership and parents who enable the scouts to “achieve that really remarkable goal.” She has attended numerous ceremonies honoring those young adults and has mentioned their accomplishments in legislative sessions. Becoming an eagle scout provides a platform from which these young people “can build future contributions to the community… It really gives them a sense of being a member of the community,” she said.
