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Eagle Scout Commendation Letter Addresses and Examples

When a Scout has finished his Eagle, has submitted the final paperwork to his Council, it is time to start planning the Eagle Court of Honor. It is common for this to be done by the Scout's parents, although some troops plan and execute the Eagle Court of Honor also. Attaining Eagle Scout is recognized at all levels of our society as being a great achievement, requiring dedication and effort. Dignitaries of all sorts will provide letters or certificates of commendation addressed to the Eagle Scout if you request them.

I have refined my list of dignitaries down to a list of people that are reasonably known to reply to requests. Recently I divided these lists into three, as listed below. These files are Microsoft Word Mail Merge data files. You may edit the files and use them as your mail merge data, or extract the names and addresses.

Some good resources for names and addresses:

I will gladly accept corrections, but please DO NOT E-MAIL ME, ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL NAMES. I do not have any others, I will not do research for you, and I am not interested in adding any names to this list.

Example Letters

Here is an example letter to send requesting a certificate or letter of achievement from our community, state, and federal leaders. Thanks to (MAJ) Mike L. Walton (Settummanque, the blackeagle)

1 March 1996

The Honorable Albert Gore Jr.
Vice President of the United States
Washington, D.C. 20001

Mr. Vice President:

My name is (say your name), a volunteer (say your position) within the (say your Council), Boy Scouts of America. This letter is to ask for your assistance in recognizing the achievements and service of (say Eagle Scouts' name), a resident of this community and a member of (say unit name here).

Would you please be so kind as to send (Eagle's first name) a letter of greeting, along with any other items you wished to be presented to him during a recognition ceremony to be held (date of Court of Honor or other presentation), at (time) at (location of Court of Honor or other presentation).

Please address your letter and recognitions to Eagle Scout (Eagle's LAST name), in care of the following address. All of the recognitions and letters will be compiled, placed in a binder or other suitable keepsake, and after they are read, will be displayed during this special occasion for (first name of Eagle Scout).

[Note: I placed that last sentence in as an example of what can be done with all of those letters ... if you have differing plans, please note them here instead of that last sentence.]

(Address of chartered partner organization, your address, or the address of the Committee Chair)

Thank you very much for taking time from your extremely busy work schedule to help this community and this unit recognize the personal achievement and service of Eagle Scout (last name).

Sincerely,

*your signature*

(Your full name)
(Your Scouting position)
(Your Unit's number/name)

Here is another example letter from Dale B. Thompson, Member of the Troop Committee, Boy Scout Troop 213

(Name)
Member of the Troop Committee
Boy Scout Troop (#)
(Address)
(Town, State, Zip)

28 February, 2003

President Ronald Reagan
2121 Avenue of the Stars, 34th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067

Dear Mr. President:

The Scouts, Leaders and Members of the Committee Boy Scout Troop (#) take great pleasure in announcing that:

Having completed the requirements for, and having been examined by an
Eagle Scout Board of Review

(Scout's Name)

Was found worthy of the rank of Eagle Scout.

In honor of this achievement, we have scheduled an Eagle Scout Court of Honor for (date and time), at (location, town).

We would appreciate a letter or certificate acknowledging his achievement. We will compile it with other acknowledgments and place in a scrap book commemorating this special occasion.

Thank you for taking time from your extremely busy schedule to help this community recognize the achievements and service of Eagle Scout (Scout's Name).

Sincerely,

(Name)

Here is a request letter that I have used:

<date>

´Addressª

Dear ´Salutationª:

On behalf of the Scouts, Leaders and Committee of Troop 92, Milpitas, California, Boy Scouts of America, it is my pleasure to announce that:

< Scout’s name >

And

< Another Scout’s Name >

Have achieved the rank of Eagle Scout

And will be recognized at a Court of Honor on <date>

Would you please be so kind as to send < Scout’s name > and < Another Scout’s Name > letters of greeting, along with any other items you wish to be presented to them during the Court of Honor. All letters and certificates received for these Scouts will be read and displayed for the guests, and then placed in a keepsake binder and presented to the Scouts.

Please address your letters to the Eagle Scouts listed above, and send them in care of the following address. Thank you for helping us acknowledge these very worthy Scouts.

Sincerely,

<name and address>