Dan Kalamarides began Cub Scouts as a Tiger Cub in Pack 17 of
Wilton, CT. He then moved to Simsbury and was a part of Pack 174
where he enjoyed the Pine Wood Derbies. He earned the Arrow of
Light Award and crossed over to Troop 175 in 5th grade.
Dan’s favorite memories of scouts include the annual skiing and
Onion Mountain trips, along with many summers at Camp
Mattatuck. He enjoyed participating in (and winning) the first
Adventure race with teammates Ryan Mead and Max Seifert. His
most memorable night camping came at Gettysburg, where he and
other scouts spent a terrifying night with Grant Osborne. The
epitome of Dan’s scouting career was a two-week long backpacking
trip in Philmont Scout Ranch, in which he remembers participating in
a tomahawk-throwing contest, telling jokes and “chilling” in a sweat
lodge.
After being Patrol Leader of FuelX8 and the Oxymoron’s, with their
infamous patrol flags, Dan was elected Senior Patrol Leader as a
freshman in High School. He emerged as a leader after a large
graduating class and has since been an Instructor and a member of
the Quality Control team.
Dan’s Eagle Project combined some of the most important aspects
of his life: scouting, religion and the community. He organized and
led a collection of supplies for five Burundi refugee families that
moved to Hartford. With the help of the Burundi Fellowship and
Catholic Charities, he was able to provide the families with a window
for success in their futures in America. Dan decided on this project
because he wanted to help reconstruct people’s lives rather than the
classic bridge construction project.
Dan is currently a junior at Simsbury High School, where he is a
member of the varsity Cross Country and Track teams. He has
represented the school in three state meets and hopes to continue
with his success in running. He is a member of the National Honors
Society and Simsbury Scholars, maintaining a GPA over 4.0. Dan
would like to thank his family, scoutmasters, fellow scouts and
especially the Duff family for helping him become an Eagle Scout.
