Boy Scout Troop 31, Rochester NY ABOUT Information

Since the beginning of time, the Eagle has been a symbol
of royalty, power, victory, authority, and valor.
Through all of history, the Eagle has been the
symbol of man's best.
Now the Eagle is the symbol of Scouting's best.
~ Celebrating 155 Troop 31 Eagle Scouts since 1913 ~

Congratulations to our latest Eagle Scout

Peter Morgan

If you are a Troop 31 Eagle, please contact us at IwasanEagle@Troop31BSA.org
so we can celebrate your success!

*1918*	*1923*	*1924*	*1925*	*1926*
Kenneth M. Briggs	David Allyn	Jack Houseknecht	Maclean Russell	Theodore Haidt

1929	1930	1931	1932	1933
Dow Barry	Douglas Gorsline	Wallace Baker	Richard Brew	Donald Kallock
Howard Hennington	George Peietz	James Burnham	Jack Eckhardt
Richard Marks	Robert Witherspoon		John Sanderson
	Tyler Cobb
	David Lewis

*1935*	*1938*	*1947*	*1950*	*1952*
John Austin	Roger Beal	William Bradford	Carl M. Fenyvessy Jr.	James Freeman
Robert Austin	Marvin Hutchens	Robert W. Warren		Robert Lochner
Irving Beal
Myron Beal
Robert Burnett
Robert Day
Alvin Keene

*1954*	*1955*	*1956*	*1957*	*1961*
Arthur Leo	Joseph Tutty	John Carterson	Waldemar Bachmann	Richard Tutty
	John Stockton	Charles Love Jr.	David Boyer
	Charles Hook	David Mitchell

*1963*	*1965*	*1966*	*1967*	*1968*
Ralph K. Chamberlain	Barry Holtz	Frankyn Rheaume Jr.	John E. Summerhays	John Kittrel Jr.
				Richard C. Kline

*1970*	*1971*	*1972*	*1973*	*1974*
Richard Chamberlain	Melvin B. Neisner Jr.	James Simmons	Christopher Oddleifson	Geoffrey W. Kline
	Michael D. Hellman			Louis H. Medved
	Rodney M. Himes			Timothy J. Rynearson
				Kenneth R. Stahl
				Kevin J. Young
				Richard L. Knox

*1975*	*1976*	*1977*	*1978*	*1979*
A. Morton Seymour III	James S. Dunlap	B. Markham Grinnell	Kevin B. Hicks	Mark D. Foley
Patrick S. Foley		Michael S. Jacobs	James P. Malone	Robert Folts
		George D. Nichols III		Keith B. Hicks
		Stephen J. Rice		Karl A. Illig
				James M. Moore

*1980*	*1982*	*1983*	*1984*	*1985*
William B. Rusitzky	Guy L. Babineau	Brett Hoselton	Richard Abbey	John K. Babcock
	Eric B. Frey		John T. Refermat	Mathew English
	James D. Howk		Scott Rubel	David H. Refermat
	Stephen P. Leo			Jeffery Rubel
				Geoffrey V.S. Ziegler

*1986*	*1987*	*1988*	*1989*	*1990*
John Delettrez	Todd R. Abbey	Peter G. Hentschke	Mark K. Dieterich	Craig W. Abbey
Luke F. Wood	Kenneth P. Freida II	Todd E. Callaway	Johathan Hay	Jason Lee Adler
	Joshua M. Segal		Stephen F. Upson
	Andrew J. Diehn
	Russell G. Schroeder III

*1991*	*1993*	*1994*	*1995*	*1996*
Stephen M. Cone	Michael L. Parks	James R. Whitcomb	Eric A. Freida	Mark A. Freida
Bradford H. Zeigler	Jeremy M. Adler			Joseph Levato
Derek M. Bottcher	Arran W. Craib
	David Pleger

*1997*	*2000*	*2003*	*2004*	*2006*
Brett Wolfe	Alexander Fontana	Patrick Gill	Timothy D. Chapin	John T. LaFrance
Christopher R. Noto	Joseph Gill, Jr.	Justin Keller	Matthew Gill	David M. Morris
Alex Streeter	Raymond Shady	Matt Farrell	Justin McCarthy
Robert Whitcomb			Kevin Tkatchuk
			Peter C. Morris

*2007*	*2008*	*2009*	*2010*	*2011*
Andrew S. Chipouras	Michael E. Schmitt	Aaron F. Woodward	Daniel M. Hack	Michael J. Catapano
Peter J. Reiniger	Alan J. Gilfoy	Brady R. Sprague	Patrick J. Spath	Patrick L. Tyndall
Kevin M. Chaba	Nicholas J. Battey	Nathaniel J. Moynihan	L. Stephan Catapano
Kenneth C. Tkatchuk	Miles R. Van Dusen		Jameson "Jamie" D. Squilla

*2012*	*2013*	*2014*	*2015*	*2016*
Taylor C. T.	Jake J. Weiler
John "Jack" G. Sisson	Malcolm G. Rieck
Thomas M. Catapano	Peter J. Morgan
Tyler J. B.

Boy Scouts of America
Troop 31
Rochester, New York

We are proud to introduce you to one of the Finest Boy Scout Troops in Monroe County - TROOP 31. At Troop 31, we emphasize character development, citizenship, self-reliance and leadership development presented in a way that is both enjoyable and worthwhile. At Troop 31, we've been training leaders for almost 100 years, and having a good time doing it!

BSA Troop 31 was formed in March 1913. It is the longest established Boy Scout Troop in Rochester, and the second oldest Troop in the Rochester area's Seneca Waterways Council. In fact, the Troop is older than the local Council, which was formed in 1917. Boy Scouts of America was established in 1910, so Troop 31 was there at the beginning.

Since 1913, we've awarded nearly 150 Eagle Scout ranks, which is the highest honor earned as a Boy Scout. We are rich with experience, leadership, tradition, and good times. Troop 31 has always been sponsored by and held meetings at Third Presbyterian Church, which is located at the corner of Meigs Street and East Avenue in Rochester. Church membership is not necessary. We accept Scouts of any denomination.

PHILOSOPHY
The underlying philosophy of Troop 31 is that boys become leaders through the experience of leading: "Learning through doing." The Troop is run by the Scouts with the guidance and supervision of the Scoutmaster and the adult staff. For the older Scouts, this system provides meaningful leadership opportunities and a chance to give important guidance to newer Scouts. The long term success of Troop 31 is largely due to the Troop being run by the Scouts. Often, as boys become older they get jobs and become involved in other opportunities. A Scout Troop that doesn't offer continued interest generally loses boys as they get older. With Troop, younger boys look forward to future leadership roles, and more often stay a Boy Scout until they're eighteen, often returning as staff members after college.

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Charles "Chuck" J. August (c. 1919 – November 3, 2009) was an American businessman who founded Monro Muffler and Brake.

August's career in automotive maintenance and repair began as a Midas Muffler franchisee in 1957 in Rochester, New York. In 1966, he discontinued his affiliation with Midas. August launched a new company, Monro Muffler, the same year with two business partners, his brother, Burton S. August, and Sheldon Lane. The company was named for Monroe County, New York, except August dropped the "e" in the name. The company later added brake service several years later and was renamed Monro Muffler Brake Inc.

In 1977, Monro Muffler had twenty stores in New York. By the mid-1980s, August's Monro Mufflers had expanded to 59 stores, which sales of $21 million per year. Most of these stores were located in upstate New York.

August sold his controlling interest in Monro Mufflers in 1984 to an investment group headed by Donald Glickman and Peter J. Solomon. The company later had its initial public offering in 1991. August remained as a member of the Monro Muffler board of directors during the 1990s, when the company rapidly expanded. He resigned and retired from the board in 2002.

August actively supported the Boy Scouts during his life. He was a member of the Otetiana Council Boy Scouts of America for more than 60 years, and served as the council's president. He was awarded the Silver Antelope Award and the Silver Beaver citation for his involvement with the Boy Scouts.

He donated more than $1 million dollars to the United Way of Greater Rochester over a period of 10 years. The United Way awarded August with the Tocqueville Award in 1992.

August was named to the Rochester Business Hall of Fame in 2003. He was a member of the Nathaniel Rochester Society at Rochester Institute of Technology. August was also a founder of the Temple Sinai in Brighton and a member of the board of directors of the Jewish Home Foundation.

August originally resided in Brighton, Monroe County, New York, with his family for many years before moving to nearby Pittsford, New York.

August died on November 3, 2009, at the age of 90. He was survived by his wife, Jean August, his brother and co-founder of Monro Mufflers, Burton August, and three grown children - Susan Eastwood, Jan August and Andrew August. His memorial service was held at the Temple Sinai in Brighton, New York.