EAGLE PROJECT INFORMATION

Life Scouts who are ready to work on their Eagle Projects need to follow the steps below to complete their Eagle Project and turn in their Eagle Packets.

TROOP 113 EAGLE PROJECTS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE DISTRICT ADVANCEMENT REPRESENTATIVE NO LATER THAN ONE MONTH PRIOR TO YOUR 18TH BIRTHDAY. PROJECTS WILL NOT BE APPROVED AFTER THAT DATE.

While a Life Scout, a Scout must plan, develop, and give leadership to others in a service project to any religious institution, school, or community.

As a demonstration of leadership, the Scout must plan the work, organize the personnel needed, and direct the project to its completion.

The Eagle service project is an individual matter; therefore, two Eagle candidates may not receive credit for the same project.

Eagle Scout leadership service projects involving council property or other BSA activities are not acceptable for an Eagle service project. The service project also may not be performed for a business, be of a commercial nature, or be a fund-raiser.

Routine labor, or a job or service normally rendered, should not be considered. An Eagle service project should be of significant magnitude to be special and should represent the candidate's best possible effort.

The scout must submit his proposed project idea and secure the prior approval of his unit leader, unit committee, and district or council advancement committee, or their designee, to make sure that it meets the stated standards for Eagle Scout leadership service projects before the project is started. This preapproval of the project does not mean that the board of review will accept the way the project was carried out.

Upon completion of the project, a detailed report must be submitted with the Scout's Eagle application to include the following information:

What was the project?
How did it benefit others?
Who from the group benefiting from the project gave guidance?
Who helped carry out the project?
What materials were used and how were they acquired?

Although the project must be approved before work is begun, the board of review must determine if the project was successfully carried out. Questions that must be answered are:

Did the candidate demonstrate leadership of others?
Did he indeed direct the project rather than do all of the work himself?
Was the project of real value to the religious institution, school or community group?
Who from the group benefiting from the project may be contacted to verify the value of the project?
Did the project follow the plan, or were modifications needed to bring it to its completion?

All the work on the project must be done while the candidate is a Life Scout and before the candidate's 18th birthday.

The variety of projects performed throughout the nation by Scouts earning their Eagle Scout Award is staggering. Only those living in an area can determine the greatest value and need for that area. Determine, therefore, whether the project is big enough, appropriate, and worth doing. For ideas and opportunities, the Scout can consult people such as school administrators, religious leaders, local government department directors, or a United Way agency's personnel. (Source: 33215F - pages 20-21)

Eagle Project must be completed, Eagle Scout Project Workbook completed with all required signatures, all Merit Badges earned, six months of Leadership completed, Scoutmaster's Conference, and your Eagle Notebook must be turned in at the Westside Service Center or the Valley Service Center NO LATTER THAN 5 P.M. ON THE DATE OF YOUR 18TH BIRTHDAY.

The Troop recommends that Scouts do their Eagle Scout Project soon after their 16th birthday and prior to their Senior Year in High School. Do not wait till 17 years, 10 months!!!!!

1. Decide on an Eagle Project that will meet the Guidelines above. Discuss your idea with the Troop Eagle Scout Coordinator, your parents, and / or Scoutmaster.

2. Keep an Eagle Journal with dates, time spent, and activities regarding your project.

3. If you have an organization in mind to benefit from the Project, discuss your idea and get preliminary approval from a representative at the organization.

4. Type a one to two page Eagle Scout Project Proposal and E-Mail if possible to the Troop Eagle Scout Project Review Committee. If you cannot E-Mail your Project Proposal, make 10 copies and give it to the Scoutmaster.

5. The Eagle Scout Project Review Committee will review your proposal. You will be contacted by the Scoutmaster with any questions regarding your Eagle Scout Project Proposal.

6. Once the Scoutmaster gives you verbal approval for your Eagle Scout Project Proposal, you will need to obtain an Eagle Scout Project Workbook (PDF) and complete through Page 9. You may type it out on additional sheets of paper if needed and write "See Attached" in the actual workbook.

8. Contact the Organizational Representative for your proposed Eagle Project and have them sign on Page 9 of the Eagle Scout Project Workbook.

9. Meet with the Scoutmaster to get his signature on Page 9 of the Eagle Scout Project Workbook.

10. Meet with the Troop Committee Chairperson to get their signature on Page 9 of the Eagle Scout Project Workbook.

11. Contact Ute Passey, the District Eagle Project Coordinator, to get her approval of your project. She must sign your Eagle Scout Project Workbook on Page 9. Her phone number is in the Phone Book and she lives on Bledsoe Avenue near the DMV in Culver City.

12. YOU MAY NOW START YOUR PROJECT!!! Take Pictures of your Eagle Project. YOU WILL NEED TO FILE A TOUR PERMIT COVERING THE DAYS THAT YOU ARE CONDUCTING YOUR EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT. Make sure that everyone signs in and out that works on your Eagle Project.

13. When you have completed your Eagle Project, complete your Eagle Scout Project Workbook.

14. Complete your Troop Leadership position successfully and earn all of the Merit Badges you need for Eagle.

16. Get the Organizational Representative for your Eagle Project to sign your Eagle Scout Project Workbook stating that the Eagle Project has been completed.

17. Type a statement of your Life Goals and Ambitions. See Eagle Scout Application Requirement #6.

G. Copies of Flyers, Correspondence, and Sign-In Sheets for your Eagle Project

19. Contact the Scoutmaster to request a Scoutmaster's Conference. Bring your Eagle Project Notebook and Scout Handbook to the Conference.

20. If approved, the Scoutmaster will sign your Scout Handbook and Eagle Scout Application.

22. Make at least three copies of your Eagle Project Notebook. Keep one copy for your own records in case Council loses the original.

23. Turn in your original copy of your Eagle Project Notebook and two copies to the Westside Service Center or Valley Service Center no later than NO LATTER THAN 5 P.M. ON THE DATE OF YOUR 18TH BIRTHDAY. Remember that the Service Centers are closed on Sundays and Holidays. Make sure to get a RECEIPT from the Service Center when you turn in your Eagle Notebook.

24. Sharon Dean from the District Advancement Committee who coordinate the Eagle Scout Board of Reviews will contact you within 2 months from turning in your Eagle Scout Notebook. If you do not receive a call after 2 months, contact the Scoutmaster.

25. You will have your Eagle Board of Review most likely on a Saturday morning at the Westside Service Center or on Thursday evening during the District Roundtable.

26. When you get the date and time of your Eagle Scout Board of Review, please contact the Scoutmaster and let him know so that he or an Assistant Scoutmaster can attend and present you to your Eagle Board of Review.

27. Make sure you know the Scout Oath and Law. Please also review your Eagle Project. You will need to wear your FULL Class A Uniform and have your parents attend with you.

28. If you pass your Eagle Scout Board of Review, you will be an Eagle Scout for life on the date of your Eagle Board of Review.