There were many projects I could choose from that the park provided me with a list of. Out of the project i chose to powerwash the picnic tables in pavilion 2, stain those 8 tables a nice walnut stain …show more content…
You first have to think of a good project which you can find on many different websites, you can also ask your fellow eagle scout what they have done to get ideas. I got my idea from my friend who did not want to be mentioned. He told me that chestnut hill park gives you a long list of things to do just pick a few and you will have your eagle project. then after I picked to do the project at chestnut hill park i had to get approval from the beneficiary of the park. Next i had to get it approved from the boy scout troop i'm in and the council i am located in, which is minsi trails council. After i got the official go ahead from the console, i could then start working on when i wanted to do the project and announce it to the troop to get helpers. Then i had to get a item i wanted to fundraise, this item would be used to earn money for purchasing the materials and lunch for the helpers. I brought it to scouts every tuesday and made enough to get all the materials. The next step was to ask stores for discounts on materials. Finally my dad and I had to get the materials from lowes, which were very nice to me and donated almost all the materials i needed. Now you can see the difficult