This cache is part of my Eagle Scout project. Becoming an Eagle Scout is the highest honor in Scouting. It takes years of hard work and dedication. You have to earn at least 21 merit badges, perform service in your community, help the environment, and take a leadership role in your troop. The Eagle project is the final requirement to become an Eagle Scout.
The cache name (Helpful), is one of the points of the Scout Law. The Scout Law has 12 points. Each is a goal for every Scout. A Scout tries to live up to the Law every day. It is not always easy to do, but a Scout always tries.
This geocache is one of 12 different geocaches at 12 different locations near other Eagle projects in and around Lynden for a Cache to Eagle series. “Cache to Eagle is a partnership between Geoscouting, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), and Geocaching.com to highlight Eagle projects across the nation” ((Scouting News). This will help people know more about Geocaching and Scouts and help them get outdoors more. You can contact me at Bisquecache06 on Geocaching.com.
This cache highlights the Red Barn Door Eagle project. The Eagle scout designed, built and installed a custom door to be inserted into the oringial door for the purpose of allowing easier access to and from the barn rather than having to move the massive large door every time somebody needed to enter/exit the barn. The project was finished on 9.28.19. The Scout chose this project because he enjoys building and working with his hands. The project also gave him the opportunity to help the community and make a difference that will last for many, many years.
Boy Scouts support "Leave No Trace" awareness and have followed "Leave No Trace" principles with their own Outdoor Code since 1955. Feel free to practice Cache In Trash Out by taking a bag from the geocache and picking up any trash you might find on your way back to your vehicle.