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Local Teen Earns Eagle Scout Honor After Donating Hockey Equipment to Local Boys & Girls Club

Local Teen Earns Eagle Scout Honor After Donating Hockey Equipment to Local Boys & Girls Club

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By C. Jayden Smith

Before becoming an Eagle Scout, a Scout must complete a service project designed to give back to their local community by benefiting a charity or nonprofit organization.

Recently, one nearby Scout contributed to San Clemente’s Boys & Girls Club of the South Coast Area by donating equipment for street and ice hockey, and spending time teaching children about the game he loves.

Caden Taylor, a Dana Hills High junior and goaltender for the Capistrano Coyotes hockey club, angled away from the normal type of project that sees Scouts create something by instead working to share his sport with others.

Having played hockey for more than eight years, his initial idea was to work with a local ice rink, but his focus shifted to asking charities whether they wanted equipment or to have the children they work with play the game.

“So, I reached out to the local Boys & Girls Club, and I just said, ‘Hey, what can I do?’” Taylor told San Clemente Times, adding, “They said, ‘Well, here’s the current state of our gear and here’s what the kids do with that gear.’ ”

From there, Taylor received monetary and gear donations from sporting goods stores, coaches, and family and friends to an extent that surprised him.

Caden Taylor, a junior at Dana Hills High and Capistrano Coyotes hockey player, poses with thousands of dollars in hockey equipment. He recently donated it all to the Boys & Girls Club of the South Coast Area (pictured in the background) for his Eagle Scout service project. Photo: Courtesy of Corey Taylor

The value came out to around $1,900, which could prove to be important for the children at the Boys & Girls Club given the tremendous commitment in time and money necessary to play hockey.

Taylor’s father, Corey, mentioned that there are no longer ice rinks within…

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