'B-Involved' scholarships offered in memory of Madison Scouting leader

MADISON – The borough-based Team Eagle Foundation is accepting applications for the 2017 Bob Beaman "B-Involved" Scholarship, established in memory of the late Robert Beaman of Madison to recognize young adults who are conscious of and committed to their communities.

In total, he devoted 37 years as a Boy Scout volunteer at both the local level in Madison, and the Patriots' Path Council of the Boy Scouts of America, which serves young men and women in central and northern New Jersey in some 150 communities, including Madison, the Chathams and Florham Park.

Mr. Beaman also was an active member of the Madison Environmental Commission, where he helped create the "Adopt-a-Park" volunteer program to maintain Madison's parks, as well as recycling initiatives, and "anti-idling" efforts to control auto emissions in the borough.

Mr. Beaman was a Little League coach and Boy Scout and Venture Scout leader for more than 37 years. "As a mentor and adviser, Bob believed the local youth and young adults to be intelligent, caring and capable leaders of the future," the Team Eagle Foundation stated, concluding that Mr. Beaman "never wavered in his support of his hometown."

The "B-Involved" Scholarship provides a $1,000 stipend to young adults who have a demonstrated history of community service and volunteerism. In the past two years, $8,000 in scholarships moneys have been awarded to deserving young men and women.

• Are upcoming seniors in high school and/or have not yet completed their secondary education at a college, university or technical school;

• Lived, worked, attended school and/or been involved in a Madison or Chatham-based community program, and

• Have been affiliated with a Scouting program — Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Venture Scouts, and LEDR — are eligible.

Applicants must have a demonstrated history of community service and volunteerism as well as academic and personal achievement.

Application forms are now available online at www.tef-ledr.org. Completed applications should be mailed to: The Bob Beaman "B-Involved" Scholarship, Team Eagle Foundation, 198 Kings Road, Madison, N.J. 07940. All applications must be postmarked by Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017.

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