Sherwood High School rising senior Conor Pugh was recognized by county health officials and MCPS for his efforts to produce and distribute diabetes kits for students recently diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.
Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2020, Pugh has packaged tools, including glucose tablets, an insulin cooler, a medical ID bracelet, water bottle, pocket calculator and needle disposal container for storing used needles into a kit to help students adjust to a diabetes diagnosis. He put the kits together as part of his Eagle Scout service project.
He is a Life Scout of Scouts of America Troop 264 of Olney. The kits are being distributed through Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Service’s (DHHS) school health nurses. He hopes to make life a little easier for other students learning to live with diabetes.
Courtesy of MCPS