Simon did his Eagle Project this past Saturday. We had a great turnout. Thanks to all of his friends and family who were able to come and help us. For those who don't know much about becoming an Eagle in the scouting program, the Eagle Project is the culminating event that needs to be accomplished, (along with earning 21 merit badges and advancing in ranks along the way) before you a scout can earn his Eagle. Simon is so close now that he can touch it. Coming up with the right project is half the challenge. Simon found a project that was a good fit. The Project: Childsplay, a nationally recognized theater organization had a few projects that needed to be done at their school in Tempe...
1. Install 20 security cameras
2. Change the filters in the entire school(I make this sound like a big job because that's the one that I got to supervise and it wasn't always easy to get the filters out or put them back in again! I admit that I had to punch a couple of filters into submission to get them to fit. Have you ever noticed that most filters only "kind of" fit anyhow?! I don't know why they make filter measurements in whole sizes like 24x18x1 when the openings are clearly 24 1/4 X 17 5/8 X 1 1/2) Multiply that by 25 or so and you can understand why I was constantly breaking out in a sweat during the project...Thanks Devin for being thin enough to fit into the crawl spaces in the attics and doing those filters!)
3. Repaint some of the purple classroom doors that needed it.
4. Paint the door sweeps in front of all of the doors to warn people that the door could swing open. This was probably the biggest job.
A BIG THANK YOU to: Adam Jacobson (of Childsplay), Simon's family (you know who you are!), Jimbo (Simon's grandpa Nissen), Mormor (Simon's grandma-my mom), Jim Taylor, A.J. Taylor, Kyle Hiatt, Rhett Hiatt, Parker Smith, Dallin Stone, Devin Timothy, Enrique Aguilar, Catherine Morris and Seth Huber for spending the better part of your Saturday with us. We could not have done it without you!
Still smiling at the end of the day!
Congratulate Simon on getting his project done. Ethan sill has his to do. I think you are right about the hardest part of the project is finding a project that THEY really want to do. Ethan wants to do a soccer clinic for kids of he can get the board to ok it.
ReplyDeleteWay to go Simon-
I love the bright colors!
What a fun day!! I'm glad you took pictures!
ReplyDeleteWay to go Simon, great project!
ReplyDeleteWe may have to share this with the
scouts of Idaho.