Eagle Service Project

1. Eagle Service Project This presentation will help you with the following: • Project limitations • How to obtain the Service Project Workbook • How to complete the Workbook • How to document your work • What to do with the Workbook when the project is complete

2. Eagle Service Project Eagle Requirement #6: • While a Life Scout, plan, develop, and give leadership to others in a service project helpful to any religious institution, any school, or your community. (The project should benefit an organization other than Boy Scouting.) The project plan must be approved by the organization benefiting from the effort, your Scoutmaster and troop committee, and the council or district before you start. You must use the Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Workbook, BSA publication No. 512-927, in meeting this requirement.

3. Eagle Service Project Workbook Project Guidelines • The project must demonstrate your ability to: • Lead • Plan • Delegate • Prepare for the ‘unexpected’ • No minimum time • No maximum time • DOES NOT have to involve money or construction • Is unique to you (two Scouts cannot jointly do a Project)

4. Eagle Service Project Workbook Project Guidelines • Must indicate estimated start and completion date • Always reference Guide to Safe Scouting (BSA Supply #34416A)

5. Eagle Service Project • Who Can Benefit • School (Non-Profit) • Community • Church • Non-Profit Organizations • United Way • Church • Social Agencies • Schools

6. Eagle Service Project • Originality • Does the project have to be original? • Can the project be something you dream up? • Can the project be something that has never been done before? • Can you pick up a project which has been done before? • Is the sky the limit for a project?

7. Eagle Service Project • Responsibility • You are responsible for planning, directing and following through to the projects successful completion. • Limitations • Can a project • be of routine labor (a job or service normally rendered)? • i.e., Mowing Grass • involve Council property?

8. Eagle Service Project • Limitations (Continued) • Business? • Individual? • Corporation? • Commercial in nature? • Fund-Raiser for an organization? • Note • Fund-Raiser CAN be used to obtain materials and supplies to perform project. • Unused donated funds must be returned to donor

9. Eagle Service Project • What Is The Appropriate Size of An Eagle Project • Is there a requirement on size of the project? • NO!!! • The size of the project should be as much as necessary to DEMONSTRATE your leadership to others. • Is there a requirement on time spent on a project? • NO!!! • The amount of time spent by you in planning your project and actual working time spent in carrying out the project should be as much as necessary to DEMONSTRATE your leadership to others.

10. Eagle Service Project Workbook Starting the Project • Finding a project • What interests you? • Check around independently • Phone • News stories (print/TV) • Ask your Troop/Crew leadership • Last resort – District Advancement Chair (after EVEYTHING else has been tried)

11. Eagle Service Project Workbook Download From: http://www.nesa.org/trail/manual.html • Three formats: • PDF – Hand Filled • DOC – Full blown version editable via Word • RTF – Limited version but editable through most word processors

12. Eagle Service Project Workbook Completing the Workbook Using the Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Workbook, the candidate must select his Eagle service project and have the project concept approved by his unit leader, his unit committee, and the benefactor of the project, and reviewed and approved by the council or district advancement committee. The workbook must be used in meeting this requirement.

13. Eagle Service Project Workbook Cover Page - Demographics

14. Eagle Service Project Workbook Project Description • High level overview of project – detail to come • Indicate: • What group will benefit • Why it will benefit Project Description

15. Eagle Service Project Workbook For my project, I will supervise the collection and organization of school supplies for the 420 students at Ivey Lane Elementary. Based on the requests from the faculty and staff at Ivey Lane, I will provide single subject spiral notebooks, pencils, scissors, glue sticks, and crayons for the students. These students are in need of basic school supplies such as paper, pencils, crayons, scissors, and glue. Some reasons why the students need new supplies is they live in an extremely high poverty area with 85% of the students coming from single parent homes with most of those parents being unemployed. Another example is, that over 95% of the students in this school are on the free and reduced national lunch program. To be able to qualify for the free and reduced lunch program, your annual income must be below the national poverty level. After my letter writing campaign, car washes, and donations from various school supply vendors, I will direct the purchase of the needed supplies and have them transported to Ivey Lane. All supplies will be placed in the cafeteria where each bag will be filled. Each grade level will be designated by a particular colored sticker. Kindergarten will be red, 1st grade will be blue, 2nd grade will be green, 3rd grade will be yellow, 4th grade will be red with a black stripe, and 5th grade will be blue with a black stripe. Each child's supplies will be placed in a grocery bag labeled with the correct colored sticker for easy identification. All completed bags will be taken to individual classrooms, the kindergarten bags taken to each kindergarten classroom, the 1st grade bags taken to each 1st grade classroom, etc. All bags will be given to the children when they arrive in their classroom for their "Meet Your Teacher Luncheon" on August 4, 2006 at 12:00. Project Description

16. Eagle Service Project Workbook Project Benefits

17. Eagle Service Project Workbook The project concept was discussed with the following representative of the group that will benefit from the project. Project Benefits

18. Eagle Service Project Workbook Project Details • DEEP dive into the project • Monies Estimate • Materials Estimate • Time Estimate Project Details

19. Eagle Service Project Workbook • Plan your work by describing the present condition, the method, materials to be used, project helpers, a time schedule for carrying out the project, the estimated cost of the project, and how the needed funds will be obtained. Describe any safety hazards you might face, and explain how you will ensure the safety of those carrying out the project. • If appropriate, include photographs of the area before you begin your project. Providing before-and-after photographs of your project area can give a clear example of your effort. Project Details

20. Eagle Service Project Workbook Ivey Lane Elementary is an inner-city elementary school in Orlando, Florida. This school has approximately 420 students. These students are in desperate need of basic school supplies such as paper, pencils, crayons, scissors, and glue. One of the reasons these students need new supplies is they live in an extremely high poverty area with 85% of the students coming from single parent homes with most of those parents being unemployed. Another example is, that over 95% of the students in this school are on the free and reduced national lunch program. To be able to qualify for the free and reduced lunch program, your annual income must be below the national poverty level. It is my goal to supply the 420 kindergarten through 5th grade students with the basic school supplies they are in need of. Each of the 173 kindergarten and 1st graders will receive one eight count pack of crayons, two glue sticks, two single subject spiral notebooks, 6 pencils, and one pair of scissors. Each of the 245 2nd-5th graders will receive one 24-count pack of crayons, two glue sticks, two single subject spiral notebooks, 6 pencils, and one pair of scissors. I will be conducting a letter writing campaign, a series of car washes, and donations from various school supply vendors. It is my intent to have my project completed by the last week of July, 2006 in order for the children to begin school on August 7, 2006 with their brand new school supplies. There are no safety issues involved with my project. Project Details

21. Eagle Service Project Workbook ESTIMATED COSTS Project Details

22. Eagle Service Project Workbook Project Signatures Approval Signatures for Project Plan Project plans were reviewed and approved by Project Signatures

23. Eagle Service Project Workbook Project Signatures • NO work may commence until ALL signatures are secured • Project as written so far should be FORMALLY presented to Troop or Crew Unit Committee • After Benefiting Organization, Scoutmaster and Unit Committee signatures have been secured, contact District Advancement Chair (DAC) • Face-to-face meeting with DAC • Two-deep required • Contact (e-mail preferably) prior to meeting • Preempt project rejection/rewrite before meeting • Insure success Project Signatures

24. Eagle Service Project Workbook Carrying Out The Project • Record the progress of your project. Keep a record of how much time you spend planning and carrying out the project. List who besides yourself worked on the project, the days they worked, the number of hours they worked each day, and the total length of time others assisted on the project. • If appropriate, list the type and cost of any materials required to complete the project. If your original project plan changes at any time, be sure and document what the change was and the reason for the change. Carrying Out The Project

25. Eagle Service Project Workbook Carrying Out The Project • Document, Document, Document • Did I say DOCUMENT??? • Monies Used • Materials Used • Time Used • Project changes • Photographs, Photographs, Photographs • Did I say PHOTOGRAPHS??? • Before • After Carrying Out The Project

26. Eagle Service Project Workbook MATERIALS DONATIONS Carrying Out The Project

27. Eagle Service Project Workbook PROJECT HOURS Planning with others Carrying Out The Project

28. Eagle Service Project Workbook Filling Bags Carrying Out The Project

29. Eagle Service Project Workbook Hours I spent: 11.5 hours Planning the project Carrying out the project  7.0 hours Total hours I spent working on the project 18.5 hours Total number of hours others worked on the project 125.75 hours 144.25 hours Grand Total Carrying Out The Project

30. Eagle Service Project Workbook Changes • Anything you feel altered your original design • Needed extra material • Delay in starting • Delay in securing materials or monies • Extra costs • Major changes may require a project rewrite • Don’t let ‘scope creep’ get in the way • Consult your Scoutmaster or adult with you on the project if you start to feel uncomfortable • Stick to your guns Changes

31. Eagle Service Project Workbook Changes List any changes made to the original project plan and explain why those changes were made. Instead of using the email to contact people I used the phone because I didn’t get the response I was hoping for by email. Not enough people would see that they had an email from me so there wasn’t a lot of help until I saw this problem. At first I wanted to do a patrol competition for food collection, but because of lack of participation instead of doing a patrol competition, I asked every scout to please bring at least five cans of food if they could. At first people in my troop said that I wouldn’t need to fund raise. They said that they would help find a way to get the supplies I needed, but that didn’t work out. Next, I went to two Home Depot stores, and two Lowes stores and one Ace Hardware Store to see if they would donate materials or money to help me with my project. When I asked they said that they had already over exceeded their donation limit for the year. The Oviedo Lowes gave me a 10% discount on the project materials. Then I decided to ask local businesses if they would like to sponsor a shelf. By using this method, I received donations from 3 companies to sponsor shelves, plus an unexpected major donation from the Winter Springs Rotary Club. That is how I obtained the funding for my project. Instead of buying 12’ boards I bought 16’ boards to save money and to limit the scrap wood. Changes

32. Eagle Service Project Workbook The project was started and has been completed since I received the Life Scout rank, and is respectfully submitted for consideration. _________________________ ___________ APPLICANT SIGNATURE DATE This project was planned, developed, and carried out by the candidate. _________________________ ___________ SCOUTMASTER SIGNATURE DATE _________________________ ___________ ORGANIZATION SIGNATURE DATE Approvals for Completed Project

33. Eagle Service Project Workbook Now that you are done • Keep the completed Project Workbook in a safe place • Make copies (you will need them for the Board of Review) • Note: The DAC does NOT need to sign the completed project!!!