Los Alamitos teenager Ian Marubayashi, a member of Boy Scout Troop 314 of Midway City, recently completed his Eagle Scout Project benefiting the Grateful Hearts Storehouse in Los Alamitos. Gratefull Hearts is a nonprofit that helps homeless and low-income families get back on their feet.
Ian’s project transformed six wooden bedframes from unused space wasters in the Grateful Hearts storage facility into attractive benches. They will be used to promote the organization’s “Bench Hunger” campaign.
The project took three workdays involving the participation of youth and adults. When completed, Ian officially presented the completed benches to Grateful Hearts Founder and CEO Blair Pietrini.
Ian is the son of Colleen and Richard Marubayashi. Richard is also an Eagle Scout and Colleen is an elementary school teacher.