Re: Eagle Scout Service Project
Alan Houser (troop24@EMF.NET)
Wed, 1 Jan 1997 23:41:14 -0800
Mark S. Nelson <marcello2@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote:
>For the Eagle Scout service project, will this option be a good
>suggestion?
>An active scout wants to use his chairmanship be considered as an Eagle
>Scout service project. He is going to chair the National Jr. National
>Association of the Deaf conference at our school. It will be a week.
> [snip]
>What do you think?
Hi, Mark!
While it sounds like an excellent opportunity for him to demonstrate
leadership, it falls short of one of the criteria we use to evaluate
a potential project: Will it happen if he doesn't make it happen?
In this case, I think the answer would be yes, the conference will go
on even if he did not lead it. Therefore, it would not be suitable
as an Eagle project.
On the other hand, I would encourage him to use the conference as a
resource for finding a project. There may well be some need that
becomes apparent during the conference that needs someone to take
charge, address it, and make it happen, after suitable planning and
the obligatory prior approval.
YiS,
Alan R. Houser ** Scoutmaster, Berkeley Troop 24 ** troop24@emf.net
** WWW page ** http://www.emf.net/~troop24/t24.html **
Scoutmaster, Mt. Diablo Silverado Council Contingent Jamboree Troop #637
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