Josh Salles, 14, renovated the multipurpose room of Wyckoff's Eastern Christian Children's Retreat — a residential facility for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
The scout began his project last summer and completed it in December.
"It wasn't a question of where he wanted to do [his project], just a question of what he wanted to do," said Kim Salles, the scout's mother.
Salles has been volunteering at the retreat — where his mother works — since he was a child. At 10 years old, he began working closely with the residents.
During Sunday's ceremony, Josh's father, Brian Salles, presented Josh and his brother, Jake, 17 — also an eagle scout — with a 1973 Eisenhower Dollar. The coin depicts an eagle landing on the moon.
"It's for them to keep in their pocket," Kim Salles explained. "If they're having a rough day or feel defeated they can hold the dollar and remember they can do anything they set their minds to."
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