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Why become an Eagle Scout?

Proposed Eagle Scout Project for the Carrie Williams Memorial Park, Thomas, WV John-Paul Castells, Life Scout BSA Troop 22 Oakland, MD. Why become an Eagle Scout?. It’s how I contribute to my community My entire career as a Boy Scout has been spent in service to others.

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Why become an Eagle Scout?

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  1. Proposed Eagle Scout Project for the Carrie Williams Memorial Park, Thomas, WVJohn-Paul Castells, Life Scout BSA Troop 22Oakland, MD

  2. Why become an Eagle Scout? • It’s how I contribute to my community • My entire career as a Boy Scout has been spent in service to others. • It is how I show the values I’ve learned from my family, my school, my faith and my Troop. • I show my character and beliefs through my actions with individuals, and with the greater community. • It’s how I become a responsible man • By becoming an Eagle Scout (only 2% of ALL Boy Scouts), I join an awesome group of men who have served our country, and the world with distinction.

  3. My Proposed Eagle Project: The Carrie Williams Memorial Park Carrie Williams, A Tucker County Teacher of African-American descent, exhibited great courage by challenging unfair treatment in her time, and winning a landmark case in 1893 that would serve as precedent for one of the most important legal victories in our national history, Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education (1954), challenging the notion of “Separate but Equal” in our nation’s public schools. Because Mrs. Williams, and her attorney, J.R. Clifford (the First African-American Attorney in West Virginia) stood up for her constitutional rights, myself and many other students are able to live and learn equally in our nation’s schools, and her story of bravery and strength against injustice is one of which Tucker County, and the entire state, should be proud.

  4. My Goal: Transform THIS Space… (behind Davis-Thomas ES):

  5. My Goal Into THIS space! A more accessible park for parents and children that allows a view of the soccer field, or the playground. This would be a safe space for children to play and their parents/grandparents to relax. The school is oriented at the bottom of the page. [Thanks to Architect Steve Hauger, AIA of Terra Alta for the drawing and his assistance]

  6. Features of the Carrie Williams Memorial Park Three (3) all weather benches Shrubbery, railroad ties, rubberized mulch, perennials and sod to redo grassy areas Birdhouses (5), to encourage native birds Five signs depicting the story of Mrs. Williams, and her contribution to the community, the state and the country.

  7. Current Donations to the Carrie Williams Memorial Park WV Senate President William Cole, III, $500.00 (Eagle Scout) State Senator Bob Williams, 14th District, $500.00 (Eagle Scout) Lunches for volunteers from Tip Top, Sirianni’s and Hellbender’s Burritos, Thomas and Davis, WV More businesses and individuals will be asked REQUEST: Assistance (materials and monetary) from businesses that are part of the North Central HBA

  8. Timeline to Transformation! June to Mid-August, 2015: • Planning for the park renovation, including: • Having Architect Steve Hauger design proposed plans (initial drawing done and ongoing) • Obtaining formal permission from the Tucker BOE, and working with BSA leadership to guide me on my project (in progress) • Making formal requests to community organizations for donations of materials (in progress) • Design signs describing Mrs. Williams life and the court case, for placement on boulders in Spring and Summer. • Estimating number of work hours needed, scheduling work to be done on work days and recruiting volunteers from Troop 22 in Oakland; Troop 624 (Arlington, VA, where I started years ago), my friends at TCHS who need service hours, and the larger community (in progress). If there are volunteers from the HBA, we won’t complain!

  9. Timeline to Transformation! (con’t) • Late August to Late October • Move rocks to new locations • Install benches and pavers • Weed and seed, and prune trees • Order the historical signs • November 2015 to April, 2016 • Watch it snow all winter! • Keep track of the signs for the boulders and facilitate installation in the spring • Tend the park and do spring plantings • Submit the Eagle Project for final approval to BSA

  10. Timeline to Transformation! After May, 2016: • After submission, the Laurel Highlands Council of BSA will review my completed project (which must be submitted before I turn 18 years old on July 31, 2016) and upon approval, I will be awarded the Eagle Scout designation. • Then, I would have a public unveiling ceremony for the park where I will request that the Carrie Williams Memorial Park would be dedicated, with invited guests Congressman McKinley and Senator Williams (both Eagle Scouts), and possibly Mrs. Williams family, in attendance. (probably sometime between May-October, 2016, pending BSA acceptance of my project). All contributors will be recognized on signage and in the media.

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