Family, friends and local dignitaries gathered at Meed Methodist Church in Nesquehoning on May 30 to attend the Honor Court ceremony for Jacob R. Snyder.

Snyder is the son of Gerald Jr. and the late Angie Snyder of Nesquehoning. His is a sophomore at CCTI in Jim Thorpe.For his Eagle Scout project, Snyder built a burn pit for the Nesquehoning VFW Post 8008. The pit is to be used as a flag retirement site. Snyder also erected a flagpole at the site and two benches.Snyder was assisted throughout his project by his father and his grandfather, Gerald Sr. The fire pit is off into the wooded area at the back of the VFW lot. Snyder put over 170 hours into the project.Snyder thanked his family for their "support and guidance." In addition he thanked all of his scoutmasters and those who helped with his project."First I want to thank the Nesquehoning VFW for allowing me to do my service project for them, for all their support and funding. Thank you to the Nesquehoning VFW Women's Auxiliary, the Nesquehoning SOKOL Club, and Mr. Mike Bonder for their generous donations.""Thanks to Mr. Robert Stempa, Mr. George Stianchie, and my fellow Scouts and friends for taking time out of their busy schedules to help with my service project by donating time and equipment."All three of the Carbon County commissioners attended the ceremony and presented Snyder with a commendation."Becoming an Eagle Scout is a community project," Commissioner Wayne Nothstein said while awarding the certificate. "These Scouts can't complete these projects without help from the community. We are also so proud when they give back to the community like this."Snyder also received a citation from the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and a resolution from the town of Nesquehoning.Nesquehoning Mayor Samuel Kitchko declared May 30, 2015, Jacob Snyder Day in Nesquehoning."You are an inspiration to our town and to all of your fellow Scouts," Kitchko said.Snyder, who has been involved in Scouting since first grade, is studying electronics and hopes to study aerospace or biomedical engineering in college.