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Southampton teen builds storage shed for Eagle Scout project

Publication: The Southampton Press
By Colleen Reynolds   Aug 10, 2010 4:51 PM
Cans, cans everywhere and not a place to store them.

This is what 2010 Southampton High School graduate Jeffrey Joseph Bergenti noticed while he was dispensing food and non-edible gifts at the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Catholic Church to those in need shortly before Christmas last year for a school community service project.

A member of Boy Scout Troop 58, Mr. Bergenti’s attentive eye turned one good deed into another when he decided to build an outdoor storage shed behind the human resources building at the church on Hill Street in Southampton Village for his Eagle Scout project.

Out of treated wood, the Shinnecock Hills resident constructed a 10-foot-wide, 12-foot-long and 16-foot high storage shed, outfitted with shelves, topped with a shingled roof and two doors, and painted gray with... more

Jeff is a great young adult; and I am proud he is a part of our community. Best of luck and much happiness and success at Hobart, Jeff.
By Mrs.Sea (122), Sag Harbor on Aug 19, 10 9:05 AM

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