Troop 31 in Rochester would like to congratulate Marion residents Bryan Correia, Iain McManus and Cole Gretton for their recent acceptance into the Order of the Arrow (OA). OA is a service fraternity associated with the Boy Scouts of America and promotes community and camping-service projects that support the BSA and the local community.
In order to become members, candidates first must be voted in by their peers, then complete a weekend of service with a positive attitude while eating scant food and having spent a night in reflective solitude, all of which reinforces the values of the program based on the legend and lore of the Lenne Lenape or Delaware Indians.
The boys spent the weekend working on improvements to the waterfront area at Camp Norse Cub Scout camp in Kingston. They are now eligible to move on to a further level of recognition known as Brotherhood, which was completed this same weekend by Cole’s father, Kevin Gretton, a scout leader and mentor of Troop 31.
All three of the boys have been friends and brothers in Scouting since attending Sippican Elementary School, are now sophomores at Old Rochester Regional High School and are on track to reach the rank of Eagle Scout within the next two years.