Eagle Scout Service Projects
The Eagle Scout service project is one of the most important requirements for earning the Eagle Scout rank. It provides an opportunity for scouts to demonstrate leadership while giving back to their community.
Recent Eagle Scout Projects
Eagle Project Photo Gallery
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Meditation Garden at Seton Catholic School
The project involved the construction of a meditation garden at Seton Catholic School in Brighton. The garden has three main purposes: to enhance the property's appearance, to provide a teaching area for pre-schools and to provide an area for the elementary student's classes to meditate and pray.
Project was awarded Best Eagle Project for July 2013 by SWC Eagle Board of Review
Expanding Bat Habitat and Education at Seneca Park Zoo
Date: Saturday May 4, 2013 & Saturday May 18, 2013
- Phase 1 (5/4): Building the bat houses
- Phase 2 (5/18): Installing the bat houses at the zoo
Seton Catholic School Playground Improvement
Date: Saturday August 10, 2013 & Sunday August 11, 2013 (8 AM to 3 PM)
Day 1 (8/10/13): The crew removed wood chips from two large areas of the Seton Catholic School playground. The area with the slide was completely cleared and re-mulched. The area with the jungle gym was mostly cleared and had the curbing installed. Mr. Weiler and some scouts also finished most of the carpentry work on the playhouse.
Day 2 (8/11/13): The team finished clearing away the wood chips from the jungle gym and re-mulched. There was also painting of the playhouses and completion of roofing work.
Seton Catholic School Convent Building Improvements
- Phase 1 (2/16): Cleaning and organizing the basement of the convent, prepping for shelf installation
- Phase 2 (2/24): Constructing and installing shelves along the wall of the storage space, organizing boxes on shelves
RAIHN Storage Project
The project benefits RAIHN (The Rochester Area Interfaith Hospitality Network - helping homeless families achieve sustainable independence). The group cleared out the basement and built storage shelves to put donated items.
Community Prayer Garden at Christ The Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Located at 1000 N. Winton Road. The project included building and staining three meditation benches and a simple pergola, planting flowers and mulching 75 feet of pathway to be used by the congregations and members of the community for reflection and meditation.
The Prayer Garden is open to the public for the purpose of personal meditation, prayer, and reflection. Members of the congregation had often talked about having such a garden but human and financial resources had historically prevented it.
Project Guidelines
All Eagle Scout projects must:
- Demonstrate leadership
- Benefit a religious institution, school, or community
- Be approved in advance
- Not be performed for a business or as a fundraiser
- Be completed while a Life Scout
Interested in Planning Your Eagle Project?
Talk to your Scoutmaster about starting the Eagle Scout service project planning process. The earlier you start planning, the better!
Volunteer Opportunities
Eagle Scout projects are always looking for volunteers. If you'd like to help a fellow scout complete their Eagle project, watch for announcements at troop meetings or contact the scout directly.