Moore Township resident Cameron Chuss received the 2015 Making a Difference award at United Way’s Celebration of Caring event, held April 28 at DeSales University, Center Valley.

The Making a Difference award recognizes local teens and the TeenWorks Project of the Year for making a difference in the community as well as in the lives of the young people who performed the service.

In addition to on-stage recognition, Cameron also received congratulations from Pennsylvania Senate and House representatives.

His service project also completed his Eagle Scout rank requirement. The project benefited Sayre Child Center, Bethlehem, a nonprofit organization that benefits families with working parents. The project consisted of painting a common area and stairwell, stripping and waxing floors, building planter boxes and a garden, purchasing and constructing an environmentally friendly recycled plastic table, painting and hanging bi-fold doors, replacing lattice around an external classroom and repairing shelving units.

The project was completed by a crew of 17 volunteers, who worked a total of more than 200 hours. Volunteers consisted of members of Boy Scout Troop 50 along with family and friends.

Cameron is currently a freshman at Northampton Area High School and a member of Boy Scout Troop 50, Moorestown. He has served his troop as the senior patrol leader and currently holds the rank of Life, the rank before Eagle.

He has been in the Scouting program since first grade and plans to continue his Scouting career past Eagle.

Cameron is the son of Jim and Donna Chuss of Moore Township.