Colorado scout who rushed to help injured hiker honored at annual sports breakfast
17-year-old Leah Jo Maloney rushed to aid a fellow hiker during a family vacation.
The Denver Area Council (DAC) Boy Scouts held its 44th annual Boy Scouts of America Sports Breakfast on Wednesday morning.
Future NFL Hall of Famer Steve Atwater was the keynote speaker and the event is the largest fundraiser for the DAC, which helps serve youth in ten counties throughout the Denver metro area and nearly 32,000 young people and volunteers.
The group teaches youth self-confidence and leadership skills to youths like 17-year-old Leah Jo Maloney who joined the Scouts on Feb.1, 2019, when it first opened for the first time to girls.
Maloney is a Life Scout and is part of DAC Troop 114G out of Littleton. The “G” stands for girls.
“It’s just been an amazing opportunity and has opened a lot of doors and connections that definitely would not have had access to if it had not been for scouting,” she said.
Recently, Maloney was awarded the Medal of Merit, the first female in Colorado and the first scout in 80 years to earn it from her troop. Maloney earned the award for helping a fellow hiker while on vacation.