Eagle Scout Looking For Financial Help To Honor Madison Soldier
Boy Needs Thousands Of Dollars By April 15
Updated: 8:52 am CST March 3, 2008
MADISON, Wis. -- A local Boy Scout is looking for help to earn his Eagle Award and honor a Madison soldier who died in Iraq.Wade Allen said that he wants to turn a park in Madison's Lost Creek Neighborhood into a memorial for U.S. Army Sgt. Mark Maida. Maida died in Baghdad in 2005.Allen is now looking for funds to help him create the memorial park. He needs to raise several thousand dollars by April 15, WISC-TV reported.He said the memorial is a fitting tribute for a soldier who loved spending time with nature."What has been approved is just perfect," said Allen. "Because the bench actually will overlook the Veterans Memorial Plaza with all the flag poles and will also look out into the marsh."Allen said that he hopes to put in a tree and some playground equipment if he can collect enough funding.Donations for the Mark Maida Memorial Fund can be made at any local Anchor Bank.
Previous Stories:
- October 26, 2007: Local Teen Begins Fundraising Effort To Honor Slain Soldier
- July 12, 2007: Eagle Scout Spearheads Tribute For Fallen Soldier
- February 15, 2007: Student Leads Effort To Create Park To Honor Slain Madison Soldier
- May 25, 2006: Fallen Madison Soldier Honored By Alma Mater
- June 1, 2005: 2 Local Men Killed In Iraq
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