Page 10 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • May 29, 2013 Eagle project (continued from page 6) the building. Gravel was used to ensure that water cannot pool at the foundation of the church. Literati thanked Winters Supply and Homestead Roofing for providing all the materials for the project, and thanked Kevin Scloerb, his project advisor from the church. The new Eagle Scout started Scouting in the first grade as a member of Pack 44, earned the Arrow of Light Award, and joined Troop 7 in March of 2008, about a year after his older brother Steve became an Eagle Scout from Troop 7. He has served as the Troop 7 historian, taking pictures of all events, and is currently the first Troop 7 Webmaster. He is also a competitive swimmer and plays trumpet as a trumpet section leader in the Ridgewood High School Marching Band. Christopher Salamone Ridgewood Eagle Scout Chris Salamone always liked the Children’s Aid and Family Services program and his Eagle Scout project revolved around building a better world for the babies and their care-givers. “Children’s Aid and Family Services is important to me because I know there are many young children that I am directly helping -- whether it’s giving them diapers through Baby Basics or cleaning up the Healing Garden for the foster children (who) live in the Woodlea group home. Children’s Aid and Family Services programs are important to me because they help my community.” Children’s Aid has been functioning in Ridgewood since 1899 with adoption and foster care, and medical, clinical and behavioral support for children and young adults. Salamone started out helping when he was in the sixth grade, and in the summer of 2012, his Eagle Scout proj- ect focused specifically on beautifying the agency’s Healing Garden in Ridgewood. With the help of his fellow Ridgewood Troop 7 Boy Scouts, he planned and constructed a 52-foot stepping stone path between Woodlea, a group home for girls in foster care, and the agency’s Ridgewood family services center. Several structures needed power washing and fresh coats of paint, including the gazebo, footbridge, trellis, and entry gate. Salamone led the effort to power wash the structures and then apply a wood stain preservative on the structures to keep the property looking fresh and inviting. He said he was happy to be able to show support for the families being supported by the program. “The struggles that they must go through while supporting a baby are simply amazing,” he said recently. “The fact that this program provides diapers and other essential baby needs to those who really need it is what is most special.” (This article includes reporting by John Koster.)