New Eagle Scout Daniel Lee was born on Sept. 7, 1989, in Los Angeles to his loving mother, Sung Lee, and father, Chang Yon Lee. Daniel transferred to Troop 509 from a Los Angeles Troop when he was in the sixth grade. In Troop 509 he has served as a patrol leader, troop guide, and a troop instructor. His memorable outings with the Troop include Philmont (of course), Cherry Valley, and yearly snowboarding trips. The activities he loves in Scouting included rifle shooting, archery and fishing. He is very into sports but was only able to play one year of high school football during his sophomore year. He also loves to snowboard, surf, swim, beaching it, fish, and play basketball, football, and hang out and have fun with his friends. He loves to kick back, relax, and go out, but he has little time for that now. He is currently a senior at South Pasadena High School and getting ready for college.
Along the Scouting Trails
Daniel's Eagle Rank Leadership Service Project was to clean and re-paint about 40 trash cans at the Arroyo Seco Recreational Park in South Pasadena. The sanding of the trashcans took longer than expected but the priming and repainting went smoothly. It is amazing how trashcans can get thrashed when all it is used for is to throw away trash. The stench of the trashcans was unbelievable and face masks came in handy. The right number of people showed up and the project finished right on schedule.
One of Daniel's other passions is teaching little kids. At the church of Oriental Mission Church (OMC), he is very involved in the church program of AWANA (Approved Workmen are Not Ashamed), a program in which gives children from kindergarten through high school a chance to learn more about the word of God. They memorize Bible verses, praise in worship time, and have fun at game time. Daniel's passion for teaching little kids comes from when he was little and he always looked up to and admired the AWANA teachers as well as other school teachers. He wants to provide that same good role model for the kids today. Who knows, maybe teaching might be his career. In the AWANA program he has gone to Russia with a mission team to spread the program to the churches in Partisanski and Vladivostok. He also did a mission to Oregon to spread the program there as well. Daniel's advice to the younger Scouts is "Don't quit, it's worth it."
