TROOP 787 EAGLE RANK RESOURCES

 

First Step: Find A Project

First and foremost, it's typically best for a Life Scout to have earned all his needed Merit Badges, or at least the Eagle-required ones, before taking on his Eagle project.  Having said that, there are many resources in North San Diego County where a Scout can find a project suitable for earning his Eagle award.

    ->Call the City Hall for where you live, tell them who you are and what you're trying to do, and ask if there's anyone who can help you find a project:

    -> Contact various city and county parks, say the same and ask the same question as above, here are just a very few examples:

    -> Contact various schools and religious instutions in the area, there are too many to list here, but many of them may have suitable projects planned that could meet requirements for a suitable Eagle project.

    ->In any case, it's very important to keep in mind the following limitations for an Eagle Scout project:

      -> Routine labor (a job or service normally rendered) should not be considered.

      -> Projects involving council property or other BSA activities are not acceptable.  In other words, your Eagle project should not coincide with another activity where the presence of Scouts has already been planned (e.g., Council Scout Fairs, District Camporees, etc.) nor should it take place on any property belonging to our Council (e.g., Camp Mataguay, Camp Balboa, the Youth Aquatic Center)

      -> Projects may not be performed for businesses.

      -> Projects may not be of a commercial nature.

      -> Projects may not be a fund-raiser. Fund-raising is permitted only for securing materials needed to carry out the project.  (Be very careful with this one, as previous Eagle Boards have considered material collections, i.e., clothing, etc., to be akin to fund-raisers.)

      -> Donors to projects must be made aware of what entity is benefiting from the project, and that it clearly is not the Boy Scouts of America.

      -> Any funds raised for a project and not used for the purchase of project materials must be returned to the donors.

       Any projects in violation of these limitations will almost certainly be rejected by an Eagle Review Board.

      Next Step: Find an Eagle Project Counselor

Once a Scout has decided upon his project and met with the proposed project's sponsor, he needs to next review the project with his Scoutmaster and an Eagle Project Counselor for their initial approval.  We're fortunate in the Santa Margarita District to have many great Counselors, a current list of them and their contact information can be found here.  Once he has a buy-off from his Project Counselor, the Scout may proceed with preparing his Eagle Project Plan.

      Next Step: Prepare an Eagle Project Plan

There are many great resources on-line about how to prepare an Eagle Project Plan.  Most important is first having a copy of the approved plan workbook to start with.  One can request a hardcopy to fill out or else there are on-line versions to work from:

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