In all, nearly 57,000 Boy Scouts earned the Eagle Scout award in 2013, only slightly less than 2012. Still, only a small percentage (between 1 and 4%) of boys who join Boy Scouts attain the highest rank. Besides the merit badges and leadership requirements, the boy has to complete a service project for the community, putting into practice the Scout promise “to help other people at all times.” The scout organizes and recruits help, material, and sometimes, funds. Eagle projects in 2013 included 9.3 million service hours. By and large, the projects give a community lasting benefits it might not otherwise have.
In the late 90s, a Troop 301 scout bought and refurbished 30 used bicycles and gave them to the children at Cherokee Home for Children. He financed the project himself, repairing lawnmowers.
Cherokee Home for Children: http://www.chc4kids.org/welcome.html
The “Welcome to Cherokee” sign with the Indian chief in a war bonnet was an Eagle Scout project in 2014.
Look for a disguised Altoids tin. Let us know if the tin is at all rusty or hard to open. BYOP
FTF gets an evil penny micro cache complete with official logbook. Give it a good home.