Project Information from Previous Eagle Scouts with photos etc.

Brian Hess's finished Eagle Scout Service Project. He designed and built a grotto or place of reflection at St.
Michael's Catholic Church.

-- Eagle Scout Project Keeps Towne Lake Clean

As Eagle Scout candidate David Nelson ran through Towne Lake Hills with his cross country team, he noticed trash along the roadside. This inspired David, for his Eagle Scout project, to install trash cans along Towne Lake Parkway. David worked with Bill Hayes of Waste Management, Inc. as well as the Towne Lake ROA to plan the financing and placement of the trash receptacles. Waste Management financed the entire project and empties them on a weekly basis. David and five members of Troop 994, Drew Parker, Taylor Johnson, Devon Mueller, Alan Mueller and Benny Roberts, as well as David's friend Kyle Reith installed 15 trash cans at various locations on Towne Lake Parkway. David is the son of Pauline and Bill Nelson.

Twelve-year Old, Jeffrey Crow, Earning Scout's Highest Honor

Right - Jeffrey Crowe

Twelve-year old, Jeffrey Crow, a 7th grade honor student at E.T. Booth Middle School, will soon be one project close to completing all the requirements necessary to achieve the prestigious award of Eagle Scout.

One of the requirements to achieve the rank of Eagle is to complete an Eagle Scout Project. The Eagle candidate is required to plan, gain approval, acquire supplies, work with a group of scouts and other community members and lead the project through completion. For his project Jeffrey has chosen to do an Infant and Child Car Safety Inspection at Bascomb Elementary (see page 84). Jeffrey chose to do this inspection for his Eagle project because he realized how many children are unnecessarily injured or killed in car accidents each year. "From riding around, I see that many people need to be reminded of the importance of seat belt use in general and to never allow children, under the age of 12, to ride in the front seat of a car with a passenger airbag," states Jeffrey.

Eagle Scout is the Boy Scouts highest honor, and applications for Eagle must be submitted by a Scout's 18th birthday, which is when most scouts achieve Eagle. Jeffrey's dedication and love of what he does has propelled him to the rank earlier than most. He joined the Scouts when he was in the first grade, and has had several inspirational Scout Masters, including his current one, Mark Hess, who presides over Troop 994.

Once Jeffrey's project is completed, he will need to fill out and submit a "huge packet" of paperwork, which will be presented to a Board of Review. This Board will question Jeffrey on his Scout knowledge, which ranges from the very beginning of his Scout career to his current First Class Star Life rank. The next thing Jeffrey will need to complete is the organization of the "Court of Honor," which is his Eagle Scout party. His parents, Linda and Michael, will also be honored by the Scouts with special awards as well.

In addition to his Car Safety Seat Inspection, Jeffrey has been involved in three other Eagle Scout projects, including a food drive, planting plants at Hillside United Methodist Church, and putting up shelves for the Band at Woodstock High School.

The activities Jeffrey enjoys most in Scouts are camping and earning merit badges.

What's next for Jeffrey after achieving this goal? Jeffrey said, "After I have earned the rank of Eagle, I will continue to be active in Boy Scout Troop 994. My goal is to continue to develop my leadership and communication skills so that I can help other Scouts achieve their goals as well."

-- Scout restores Old Civil War Cemetary and has life long gratitude

Jaeson Clark Winter's Eagle Scout Project was the restoration of the Old Orange Civil War Cemetery in the Macedonia community in Cherokee County which involved replacing headstones and government military markers.

(update)Feb 2008. Five years after Jaeson's project was completed. A family member of a war hero at this cemetery recently wrote the troop. In the letter she stated how sad she had been that this cemetary had fallen into such disarray over the years. She expressed that due to her age she was not able to go out and tend to the gravesites of her family members and that the work that Jaeson Clark Winters had done to restore the cemetary to it's original condition brought tears of happiness to her. She is forever grateful to Jaeson and the other Boy Scouts who helped in this project. With her letter came a check to express her gratitude. This check is being used as a scholarship fund to send future boy scouts to the National Greenbar Youth Leadership Program. This is the legacy of scouting. Jaeson's project shows how the exemplification of a single project can have deep reaching effects for years to come.