So, you wanna be an eagle Scout?

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So, you wanna be an eagle Scout?

• Presented by Pierre Lallement

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Agenda

• Important Adult Leaders and Resources for Eagle
  Rank Advancement
• Eagle Project Timeline
• Eagle Application Process
• Questions and Answer Session

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Important Adult Leaders

• Scoutmaster Bob Sutherland
• Eagle Project Coordinator TBD
• Troop Committee Chairperson Robin Lallement
• Troop Advancement Chairperson Robert Flipse
• District Advancement Chairperson Tom Fonda

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Eagle Resources

• Troop 380 Website http//www.troop380boalsburg.o
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Eagle Resources

• Scouting website - http//www.usscouts.org/usscout
  s/advance/boyscout/bsrank7.asp

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Eagle Project Timeline

• Select an organization and a project you would
  like to volunteer for.
• Contact the organization and discuss your idea
  with a representative. Obtain initial okay to
  proceed.
• Preliminaries / preparations
• Present Eagle Project to Troop Committee.
• Submit Eagle Scout Project Pre-approval
  Application Form to District Advancement
  Chairperson.
• EXECUTE THE PROJECT.
• Write your Eagle Project Final Report.
• Project Approval Submit your Project Report

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Step 1 Select an Organization and Project

• Eagle Leadership Service Project

Leadership Service
Demonstrate and exercise your leadership skills.
Provide an important service to your community.
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Step 1 Select an Organization and Project

• Eagle Leadership Service Project
• Pick an organization you will be proud to help
• Church
• Charitable Organization Examples Goodwill,
  Habitat for Humanity
• Service Organization Examples Lions Club, BPOE
• Government Agency Examples Harris Township,
  DCNR
• Pick a project that will demonstrate your
  leadership skills.
• Build something for them that will last.
• Your work needs to have a definite completion (no
  on-going maintenance).

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Step 1 Select an Organization and Project

• Things to avoid
• Any project for profit-making organizations
• Any project benefitting the Boy Scouts of America
  / Order of the Arrow
• Projects involving only routine labor normally
  done by volunteers
• Projects that are primarily fundraisers

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Step 2 Contact the Organization

• Discuss your idea with an Organization
  Representative.
• Discuss financing the project.
• Discuss timeline of accomplishing the work.
• Obtain initial okay to proceed.

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Step 3 Preliminaries

• Begin your notebook and timelog for the project.
  Use the Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project
  Workbook to organize your work.
• Contact Eagle Project Coordinator and discuss
  your project.
• Prepare your Eagle Project Proposal. Use the
  Eagle Scout Project Pre-approval Application Form
  from Troop 380 Website.
• Obtain signatures on Application Form from
  Organization Representative and Scoutmaster.

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Step 4 Present your Eagle Project to Troop
Committee

• Contact Troop Committee Chairperson and get a
  date for your presentation to Troop Committee
• Have your plan prepared including time,
  materials, cost, pictures / diagrams, and plans
  for including help from other scouts. Use the
  Eagle Scout Project Pre-approval Application Form
• Project Application must be typed. Arrive with
  multiple copies to distribute to committee
  members
• Receive recommendations from Troop Committee and
  modify your Project Plan as necessary.
• Obtain signature on Application Form from Troop
  Committee Chair.

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Step 5 Submit to District Advancement Chairperson

• Use the Eagle Scout Project Pre-approval
  Application Form.
• Receive recommendations from Advancement
  Chairperson and modify your Project Plan as
  necessary.
• Obtain signature on Application Form from
  District Advancement Chairperson.
• DO NOT PROCEED TO NEXT STEP UNTIL YOU HAVE ALL
  REQUIRED SIGNATURES.

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Step 6 Execute the Project

• Schedule work sessions ahead of time.
• Inform fellow scouts so they can help. Leading
  and coordinating the efforts of other scouts is a
  necessary requirement of every Eagle Project.
• On your work days, be prepared to lead and direct
  the efforts of your workers. Dont forget to
  feed your work crew!
• Record work hours expended for all who
  participate.
• Take pictures of progress made.

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Step 7 Write your Eagle Project Final Report.

• Include objective of project, who benefited.
• Include material costs, deviations from original
  plan.
• Include photographs of project (before and after,
  for example).
• Include timelog of all hours expended (including
  your own hours).
• Present all written material in a neat, 3-ring
  binder.
• Do not just fill in the sections from the Eagle
  Scout Leadership Service Project Workbook

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Step 7 Write your Eagle Project Final Report

• A picture is worth 1000 words!
• Before

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Step 7 Write your Eagle Project Final Report

• A picture is worth 1000 words!
• During

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Step 7 Write your Eagle Project Final Report

• A picture is worth 1000 words!
• And after

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Step 8 Project Approval Submit your Report

• Submit to your Eagle Project Coordinator for
  proofreading. Modify as necessary.
• Submit to District Advancement Chairperson.
  Modify as necessary.
• Congratulations! You have completed the most
  difficult part of the Eagle Trail!

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Agenda

• Important Adult Leaders and Resources for Eagle
  Rank Advancement
• Eagle Project Timeline
• Eagle Application Process
• Questions and Answer Session

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Step 1 Complete Eagle Requirements

• 21 merit badges, including all Eagle required
  badges.
• Demonstrate that you live by the principles of
  the Scout Oath and Law in your daily life.
  Obtain reference letters (More on this later).
• While a Life Scout, serve actively for a period
  of 6 months in a leadership position for the
  Troop.
• COMPLETE YOUR EAGLE SERVICE PROJECT (see
  previous).
• Take part in a Scoutmaster Conference. Submit a
  typed statement of your Ambitions and Life
  Purposes. Use form from Troop 380 Website.

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Step 2 Obtain 6 EagleReference Letters

• References can be from parents / guardians,
  teachers, religious leaders, employers, etc.
• Use reference form from Troop 380 Website.
• Include a stamped mailing envelope to
• Dr. Robert Flipse
• Troop 380 Advancement Chairperson
• 832 Hemlock St
• Boalsburg, PA 16827

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Step 3 Fill out Eagle Scout Application Form

• Obtain Signatures from
• Scoutmaster
• Troop Committee Chairperson

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Step 4 Submit all Documents to Juniata Valley
Council

• List of merit badges and rank advancements
• Completed Eagle Project with signature from
  District Advancement Chair.
• Completed (and signed) Eagle Scout Application
• Description of Ambitions and Life Purposes

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Step 5 Eagle Boardof Review

• Schedule Review with Scoutmaster / Advancement
  Chairperson
• Documents to bring
• Completed Eagle Project Report
• Description of Ambitions and Life Purposes
• Scout Book
• Be prepared to discuss
• Your Eagle Project
• Your Scouting Experience
• Your plans and hopes for the future.
• Congratulations! You have completed the
  requirements to receive the Eagle Rank from the
  Boy Scouts of America.

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Agenda

• Important Adult Leaders and Resources for Eagle
  Rank Advancement
• Eagle Project Timeline
• Eagle Application Process
• Questions and Answer Session