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 This page
is all about the transition from Life to Eagle, and includes information and
links to resources for both Scouts and their parents.
 | The Troop 525 Life to Eagle Coordinator is
Doug Heckman and
his alternate, Stephen
Peet. They should be your first contact when you are ready
to start working on your Eagle project and Eagle application, and will be the
troop committee members who sign off on your project application form. |
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Overview - This is a copy of an overview PowerPoint presentation for Life scouts
and their parents,
and is specific to Troop 525. |
| Information for parents about the Life to
Eagle process, including answers to common questions. |
| A message from the
Chief Scout Executive to Life Scouts. |
| Information for scouts and parents
about the Life to Eagle process. |
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12 Steps from Life to Eagle - A list of the steps to complete the Eagle
rank requirements |
| Eagle Scout
Leadership Service Project Planning Guide - A good how-to guide for the
Life to Eagle process, prepared by a scouter in another council. It is highly
recommend that Eagle candidates review and follow this guide! It has
lots of information about how to do your project write-up. Reading and
following this advice will save you a lot of time and work. |
| Notable Eagle
Service Projects - Some particularly noteworthy Eagle projects from
around the country. |
| Special Considerations for Eagle Projects - There are several areas where
scouts in our troop have run into problems in the past on their projects.
This is not to say that you should avoid projects in these areas, just be
aware that you may run into unexpected difficulties.
 | Anything requiring coordination with the county or government may run
into problems getting proper approvals. You may think you have
approval, only to find that someone else in government also needs to approve
it later on. Also, there are certain types of work that the county
will not allow anyone but their paid contractors to do. |
| Construction in schools, particularly pre-school or elementary schools,
where there is danger of things falling on children will receive close
scrutiny by the county. Building shelters or covered patios have been
problematic in the past.
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| Safety - Safety is of the utmost importance in planning and executing your
Eagle project. Be sure to check the Guide to Safe Scouting to make sure
that your project does not call for scouts to do any work which would be
unsafe, such as using certain types of power tools and equipment. The
Guide to Safe Scouting is available here in two formats:
| One for reading
on-line — this version is divided into chapters and includes a search
engine. |
| Another for reading
off-line — the entire publication is presented in a single interface to
facilitate print-out.
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| Eagle
Scout Leadership Service Project Workbook - This is the document
you must complete as you prepare to perform your Eagle project. Download
the Word or
RTF formatted version and modify it as needed. Some parts are simply
instructions. You can delete the instructions and replace them with
wording that describes your project. Complete the first part now - down
through "Carrying Out the Project". The second part will be updated to reflect the completed project and lessons
learned after you have completed the project. For additional
information, you can also check the Button Gwinnett links below. While
there is no set minimum, your workbook will generally run about 12 to 15 pages
including all attachments when you submit your project for approval. You will have another four to six pages
added after you finish work on your project that describes how the project
actually turned out and what you learned from it. Treat the project
document like a high school term paper. It should be neat, free of
misspelled words, and cover everything in the checklist. The Button
Gwinnett District has a
sample Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Workbook. Don't be
overwhelmed by the length of this document. It is an excellent example
of what your workbook should look like in terms of organization and format.
Remember, you are only working on the first part of the workbook to gain
project approval. The rest of the workbook is completed AFTER you
actually do your project. |
| These are additional Eagle resources provided by the local Button Gwinnett
district:
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| Use the
Troop 525
Project Approval Checklist to make sure your workbook is complete. This
has been updated in October of 2006 to specifically identify common issues
that come up with district approval. |
| Remember, you cannot actually start construction or work on your project
until it is approved by the troop and the district. However, you
should begin to keep track of how many hours YOU spend planning and
developing the project. This should be included in your final workbook to
show the total amount of effort you put into the project. |
| Letters of Recommendation are required in advance of your board of
review. Here are some blank forms you can use to give to people
you are asking for recommendations. These are not required forms,
but are available if you want to use them.
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| What will the Eagle Board of
Review be like? - Tips on how to prepare for your Eagle Board of
Review, and what to expect when you get there. It is strongly
recommended that you read this before you go for your Board of Review! |
| What will the Eagle
Court of Honor be like? - Tips on how to prepare for your Eagle Court of
Honor. |
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