hiː dʒˈɔɪnd ðɪ ˈiːɡəl skˈaʊt ˈɑːnɚ səsˈaɪəɾi, nˈaɪts ʌv dʌnˈɑːmiz, ænd hˈɛlpt tə fˈaʊnd ɐ lˈoʊkəl tʃˈæptɚɹ ʌv ɪts səksˈɛsɚ, ðə nˈæʃənəl ˈiːɡəl skˈaʊt ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən, sˈɜːvɪŋ æz ɪts tʃˈɛɹmən.
He joined the Eagle Scout honor society, Knights of Dunamis, and helped to found a local chapter of its successor, the National Eagle Scout Association, serving as its chairman.