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Credo: Robert Mazzuca

By: LEAH FABEL

Examiner Staff Writer

February 13, 2010

(Andrew Harnik/Examiner)

Robert Mazzuca earned his Eagle Scout badge in 1964, and has never stopped scouting. The 62-year-old has risen through the Boy Scouts of America ranks to become the chief executive, overseeing more than 4 million youth members and thousands of adult volunteers. The California native was in Washington this week to celebrate the Boy Scouts of America’s centennial anniversary. He shared with The Examiner by e-mail his thoughts on the organization he loves, and the abiding strength of its values.

Do you consider yourself to be of a specific faith?

I am a person of strong Catholic faith — it’s something I’ve found to be a grounding force throughout my entire life. Virtually every faith is represented in our scouting membership, and so I’d like to focus on this wonderful diversity instead of my personal faith. In scouting, we believe that in order to become your best self, you must believe in something larger than yourself. I find this belief, personally, to be both a source of humility and great inspiration.

Did anyone or any event especially influence your faith or your path in life?

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Pope Pius XII Medal

Matthew Pentek, of Boy Scout Troop 801 sponsored by Grace Episcopal Church, and Eric Goetsch, of Boy Scout Troop 890 sponsored by St. Clement Catholic Church, received the Boy Scout Pope Pius XII Religious Catholic Award.The honor is the highest of four religious Boy Scout awards.The awards were presented to the boys on Feb. 7 by the Rev. John Radetski, pastor of St. Dominic Catholic Church, where the boys are members.The program is based on an intensive study of the ministries and vocations in the Catholic church. Both boys have received all four religious Boy Scout awards during their years as Scouts, a rare accomplishment.Ronnafran Jakel was the program adviser and a member of the Boy Scout Committee on Scouting. Parents of the boys are Bernard and Sharon Pentek and Tony and Sandy Goetsch. Matthew’s Scoutmaster is Marlyn Meinnert and Eric’s Scoutmaster is Chris Cvetan.

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The American Heritage Girls (AHG) was presented a Memorandum of Mutual Support by the Boy Scouts of America at the AHG National Leadership Conference on Friday, June 12, 2009 at 7 pm at Vineyard Community Church in Cincinnati. View a copy of the AHG and BSA Memorandum of Mutual Support.