Queen Creek teen’s Eagle Scout project benefits veterans – Your Valley

Queen Creek teen’s Eagle Scout project benefits veterans  Your Valley

For the past several years, San Tan Memorial Gardens at Schnepf Farms has used a temporary flagpole made of PVC piping during ceremonies honoring fallen service members and veterans. “We saw a need … For the past several years, San Tan Memorial Gardens at Schnepf Farms has used a temporary flagpole made of PVC piping during ceremonies honoring fallen service members and veterans. “We saw a need and we actually got a lot of feedback during our events from veterans and their families that it would be nice to have a permanent flagpole,” said San Tan Memorial Gardens General Manager Dillon Benavides. “I sent this out to the scouts a couple months ago, and Jett responded pretty quickly and he organized getting a flagpole ordered and raised funds for it and did all the legwork to get it out here and get it installed.” “Jett” is 15-year-old Queen Creek resident Jett Courtright, who had sought a community project to earn his Eagle Scout rank.

Thanks to Courtright, San Tan Memorial Gardens will have its first permanent flagpole in place when it holds a special service on Veterans Day. Courtright, a Higley High School 10th-grader, had looked at numerous ventures before settling on the flagpole project. “I kept my options open, and I saw that American Legion had a project which