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Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Planning Guide

Background on this Guide. After working with many Scouts, at both the troop and district levels, it has become obvious Eagle Scout Candidates do not know what is expected of them or how they should begin working their Eagle Service Projects. This led to delays and frustration in doing what was

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Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Planning Guide

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    1. Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Planning Guide

    2. Background on this Guide After working with many Scouts, at both the troop and district levels, it has become obvious Eagle Scout Candidates do not know what is expected of them or how they should begin working their Eagle Service Projects. This led to delays and frustration in doing what was required. Since the BSA Eagle Leadership Service Project Workbook is somewhat vague, the adults helping the Scouts are free to interpret the requirements differently. These different interpretations tend to cause problems in advising the Scouts and in receiving approval at the district level. This guide has been developed to help the Scouts and adult leaders understand the requirements, provide a benchmark to judge the project, and provide an aid in preparing the project plan and final report.

    3. Table of Contents Introduction Choosing a Project Project Examples Initial Planning and Project Write Up Project Description Who Will Benefit Planning Details Present Condition Local Government Compliance Issues Plans / Drawings / Designs Scripts / Program Outlines Written / Printed Information Materials Supplies Tools Schedule Step-by-step Workday Instructions Financial Plan Helpers / Workers Safety Adult Supervision Work Site Transportation

    4. Table of Contents (Continued) Initial Project Approval Working the Project Leadership Final Write-up Changes Materials Required to Complete the Project Hours Spent Working the Project Photographs Final Project Approvals Suggestions Blank Copy of Project Workbook Sample Completed Project Workbook Checklist for BSA Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Notes Sample “Letters of Recommendation” Sample “Letter of Ambition”

    5. Introduction

    6. Choosing a project

    7. While it is nice to do projects for your sponsoring organization, it is not at all required. Project ideas can be found in many places: in the newspaper, at your church, at your school, or from community organizations. Let the word out that you are looking for project ideas and see what input you get. As you look around for ideas, write down several which interests you. You should not spend much time actually planning a project until you have talked the idea over with your Scoutmaster or troop's Eagle Project Advisor to insure that it is a valid idea. Also, be aware, that the District Advancement Committee is the final approval authority of the project idea, as well as the detail plan (before beginning the actual work), and the final report (after all work is complete). If there is any doubt about your idea being a valid project, you or a troop leader should contact the District Advancement Committee and get their buy-in before spending a lot of time planning a project they will not accept. The project cannot be for the benefit of a business or individual. Not benefiting a business is straightforward, since that is a commercial enterprise. However, Scouts occasionally get confused about helping a needy individual. Building a wheelchair ramp at an elderly person’s home would seem like a worthy project, but the BSA does not permit that (see the Limitations section of the Eagle Project Workbook). Whereas building a wheelchair ramp at a church or community building is acceptable. Keep this in mind when choosing a project.

    8. Project Examples

    9. Initial Planning & Project Write-up

    10. (A) Project Description

    11. (B) Who Will Benefit

    12. (C) Planning Details

    13. (1) Present Condition

    14. (2) Local Government Compliance Issues

    15. (3) Plans / Drawings / Designs

    16. (4) Scripts / Program Outlines

    17. (5) Written / Printed Information

    18. (6) Materials

    19. (7) Supplies

    20. (8) Tools

    21. (9) Schedule

    22. (10) Step-by-step Workday Instructions

    23. (11) Financial Plan

    24. (12) Helpers / Workers

    25. (13) Safety

    26. (14) Adult Supervision

    27. (15) Work Site

    28. (16) Transportation

    29. Initial Project Approval

    30. Working the Project

    31. Leadership

    32. Final Write Up

    33. Changes

    34. Materials Required to Complete the Project

    35. Hours Spent Working the Project

    36. Photographs

    37. Final Project Approvals

    38. Suggestions

    41. Notes

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