Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Workbook

Scout's name: Michael Barber

Address:

Telephone No.:

Unit No.: 9

District: Orange

Local council: Occoneechee

Unit leader's name: Tom Hock

Address:

Telephone No.:

Unit advancement committee person's name: John Risk

Address:

Telephone No.:



PROJECT DESCRIPTION


By clearing a path wide enough for a golf cart to go around the fresh water pond at New Hope Camp and Conference Center, I will allow the area to be accessed by church members, camp participants, and emergency personnel. This type of path currently doesn’t exist on the east side of the lake.

Camp New Hope is located on 165 acres in a pine and hardwood forest of Hillsborough, NC. The facilities include a conference center, an Olympic size swimming pool, a fresh water lake and nature trails. Although the Presbyterian Church currently owns the camp, the facilities are available to groups of up to 150 participants from the church and community.

Currently, the fresh water lake has a foot path around a portion of the lake. I propose that a path be cleared around the remaining section starting in the southeastern quadrant along the eastern border, and continue to the dam located in the northeastern quadrant of the lake. I propose the clearing of a path approximately six feet wide in this section. This will allow access of a golf cart to the area, which has underbrush and fallen trees from recent storms, in the case of an emergency.

Camp New Hope
New Hope Presbyterian Church (USA)
Telephone No.: (919) 942-4710
Street address: 4701 NC Hwy. 86
City: Chapel Hill
State: NC
Zip code: 27514

The project concept was discussed with the following representative of the group that will benefit from the project.

Representative's name: Kim McNeill
Representative’s Title: Director
4805 Hwy. 86, Chapel Hill, NC 27514-9663
Phone No.: (919) 942-4716
Fax No: (919) 942-3266
Date of meeting: January 7, 2004

PROJECT DETAILS


Present Condition: The pond at Camp New Hope needs a path around the southeast and eastern sides. Some of the area has underbrush and fallen trees from past hurricanes and ice storms. A small footpath needs to be widened to accommodate a golf cart size vehicle. Campsites are accessed by footpaths and underbrush limits access to some areas around the pond.
The Path will start at campsite # 13. It will drop down a 1.5-foot slope going towards the dam and take a right to travel up hill to level ground. Approximately 30 feet up that hill is a pile of fallen trees from the last ice storm. This pile will be removed and stacked to burn at the Scouting Spring Camporee if it is worth saving, otherwise it will be taken to burn that day. The path will continue about 20 feet further and take a left up a small embankment, to run parallel with the lake. About 100 yards from the embankment a foot path exists. The new wider trail will follow this path about 20 yards down hill and make a right turn back into the woods. From this point, the new path will run straight back to campsite #14. The path will run down hill to the dam where my new trail will come to its completion.


Plans/Drawings/Design:
Map of New Hope Camp and Conference Center (See Attachment #001)
Supplies:

Item/Description

Quantity

Estimated Cost

Source

Gasoline for the weed eaters

5 gallons

$ 7.30 ($1.46 per gallon)

Local Gasoline Stations

Chain and Bar oil

3 gallons

$ 5.97 ($1.99 per bottle)

Home Depot

Surveyors tape – 2 colors

5 rolls (200ft each roll)

$ 8.45 ($ 1.69 per roll)

Home Depot

Garbage Bags

100

$ 4.99

Wal-Mart

Weed Trimmer String

1

$ 9.96

Home Depot

Tools:

Tools/materials

Quantity

Source

Gloves

6 minimum

Workers will bring these

Safety Glasses

2

My Parents

Weed Eater

1

My Parents

Weed Eater with a blade attachment

1

Camp New Hope

Chain Saw

1

My Parents

Yard or Hard Rakes

4

Worker’s will bring these

Hose Pipe for water source while burning the debris

1

Camp New Hope

Tractor for hauling debris

1

Camp New Hope

Wheel barrows

2

My parent’s and Camp New Hope

First Aid Kit

1

Myself

Camera to document progress

1

My Parents

Hose Pipe

2

My Parents

Cooler for water

1

My Parents

Cups for Water

100

My Parents

Saw

2

My Parents

Pick Ax

1

My Parents

Schedule:


Day 1 Mark an approximate center of a proposed path with a single tape in the general area. Walk the path with the Camp Director for his approval. Mark a six-foot path with surveyor’s tape using the original tape as a guide. Identify trees to be removed.

Request that the camp director come out and verify the trees that have been designated to be removed are acceptable and that the final path meets her approval.
Day 2 - 4 Rake the area, removing small brush and determine how many trees need to be removed. The tractor can be used to haul debris to a designated burn area (to the right of the drive as you enter the camp) and the debris burned each workday if possible.
Day 5 - 7 Using the assistance of adults to down the trees and large shrubs. Significant roots may need to be removed from the path to give a level path in order to accommodate a golf cart. Haul the debris using the tractor to a designated burn area. Supervise t

he burn.
Day 8 A final walk through with the Director for her approval.

Step by step instructions:
As the leader of this project I plan to be at every meeting and help with every aspect of the project. By actively participating I hope that others will show a greater interest in helping me. There may be times when the plans need to change and along with the camp director’s approval; I will be there to see that we make the best choices.
Each weekend between now and April weather permitting, I plan to be at the camp. The leaders from both troop 9 and troop 835 have offered to be available.
The first day will begin at 9:00am meeting with the director of the camp to make a path for my project. Together we will walk the southeastern and eastern rim of the lake marking the center of a proposed path.
An hour later, at 10am, 8 workers (scouts, scouters, and any other person who has decided to join the workforce) will meet at the outdoor chapel (at the north-west corner of the lake) with me and camp director to begin the process of completing my eagle project.
We will mark off a proposed six-foot wide path around the lake following the tape laid that morning. We will do this by stringing brightly colored surveyors’ tape along the trees that are about 3 feet out on each side from the original taping that was made. The tape will be wrapped on the trees at about 4 feet above the ground. The workers will use the measuring tapes provided to make sure that the path is as close to 6 ft wide at all times as possible, if not larger so that the camps golf cart can easily make its way down the path after its completion.
The director will then be asked to come down from the camp offices to join the workers at the pond, to make sure the path meets his and the camp’s expectations and standards.
Days 2 through 4 will consist of having 10 workers (per day) clear the path of all trees and debris. Every branch and root limiting access to the path will be removed and taken to the designated burn area along the road by the assembly field at the camp, the fire pit on the assembly field. Two workers will be asked to man the fire at any one time, to ensure the safety of all others, and to control the fire from becoming to large at any time. There will be a hose pipe available in the case that water is needed to control or put the fire out. While the helpers pull roots out of the path’s way, and clear the ground, the camp has offered the use of a small tracker to haul the debris out of the woods and to the fire ring for later burning. The tractor will be operated ONLY by adults. The operators will either be an employee of New Hope or will have New Hope’s permission to use the tractor.
By day 5 we will have all the basic clearing of the trail completed. We will still have trees to be cut down within the path. Adults with chainsaws will be asked to help complete this cleaning on days 5 through 7. The scouts and younger helpers will be asked to use any existing large pieces of timber or large branches to line the trail. The pieces of timber should be approximately 3 to 7 inches in diameter. As the adults cut down the trees, the scouts will start lining the trail with the fallen timber. At the ending of days 6 and 7, the camp director will be asked to bring his golf cart to the lake and to ride the path ensuring that the path meets the needs.
Day 8 will be the last day of work on my project. Finally, the path will be cleared for walking and accessible by the camp’s golf cart. My completed project will be an approximate 6-foot wide dirt path from the southeast corner of the pond to the dam (mid-eastern side of the pond). The director of the camp will be asked to give her for approval assuring me of the camp‘s satisfaction.

Financial Plan:

Water for the workers

Donated

Camp New Hope

Cups

Donated

My Parents

Water Cooler

Donated

My Parents

First Aid Kit Supplies and Refills

Donated

Myself

Hose Pipe

Donated

My Parents

Gasoline

$ 7.30

Local Gas Station

Chain and Bar Oil

$ 5.97

Home Depot

Surveyors Tape

$ 8.45

Home Depot

String Trimmer

$ 9.96

Home Depot

Engine Oil

$ 7.35

Home Depot

100 Garbage Bags

$ 4.99

Wal-Mart

The out of pocket costs for my project are reasonably small. I intend to use the money from my part time job to cover the costs. This is a small donation on my part compared to the energy and effort I will need from others to complete the project. A log will be kept to track my expenses.


Helpers/Workers:

Confirmation of adult supervision for any given workday will be my first priority. I hope to have helpers/workers from the local scout troops, the Order of the Arrow, some of the local high schools, and other groups helping with the work of my project. Requests for help will be sent by email to approximately 50 potential helpers/workers at the beginning of each week. A reminder will be sent at the end of the week.
The helpers/workers will have different tasks to complete. For example, on the second work day, the helpers/workers will be clearing the trail that was marked on the first work day. I will have the helpers/workers split up into two groups. One group will start at the dam and the other group will start on the opposite side of the path. They will come as close as possible to meeting in the middle of the trail at the end of the day. They will be picking up everything that is inside the path on their ways to the middle.
Each of the groups described will have a youth helper/worker as its leader. There will also be at least one adult in each group.
Only the adults will use the tractor and the power tools. Helpers will be told to stay at least 20 feet away while the power tools are in use.
In the case of an emergency, we will have the first aid kit at campsite number 13. We will also have cars at the shelter on the activity field.

Helper/ Worker Groups:
Local Scout Troops (Troops 9, Troop 39, Troop 835)
Order of the Arrow (Eno Chapter, Etc.)
Local High School Students (East Chapel Hill High, Chapel Hill High, Etc.)
Local Community Volunteers
More…

Adult Supervision:

The guideline for a two-deep leadership plan will be followed. This BSA requirement mandates that there be two adults on every trip, on in this case at each workday. At the least there will be one registered BSA leader and a parent/ guardian at each workday for the day to count towards my project.
To ensure adult supervision at each workday, I will call the adult helpers/workers at least twice within the week prior to the workday. I will have two lists of adults to call from. One list will be of those scout masters/ registered BSA leaders, and the other list will be of those adults who are not registered (example: parents/ guardians). I will make sure that by the morning of my upcoming workday I will have at least one adult from each list that has agreed to be at the workday.

“Before” Photographs
(See Attachments #002- #007)


Approval Signatures for Project Plan

Project plans were reviewed and approved by:

Religious institution, school, or community representative:

_________________________________ Date: ___________

Scoutmaster/Coach/Advisor:

_________________________________ Date: ___________

Unit committee member:

_________________________________ Date: ___________

Council or district advancement committee member:

_________________________________ Date: ___________

CARRYING OUT THE PROJECT

Hours I spent working on the Project.

Hours I spent… (See Attachment #008a - #008b)

Planning the project: 14:05
Carrying out the project: 9:00
Total hours I spent working on the project: 23:05

Hours Spent by Scouts, Ventures, or Other Individuals Working on the Project (See Attachment #008)

Total number of hours others worked on the project: 119:10

For a grand total, add the total number of hours you spent on the project to the total number of hours others worked on the project: 142:15
Materials Required to Complete the Project

Type of Material

Cost of Material

Water for the Workers

Donated

Cups

Donated

Water Cooler

Donated

First Aid Kit Supplies and Refills

Donated

Hose Pipe

Donated

100 Garbage Bags

Donated

Chain and Bar Oil

$ 5.97

Gasoline

$ 7.30

Engine Oil

$ 7.35

Surveyors Tape

$ 8.45

String Trimmer

$ 9.96

Food & Drinks for Helpers/ Workers

$17.80

Total:

$56.83


Change
  1. A loop was created in the trail close to site 13; so that in the case that the camp’s golf cart would need to turn around it could. We found that the incline of the new section was not only good for a loop, but was of a smaller incline than the incline of the original designated pathway.
2. Up the trail, about 10 yards from the connection to Camp Site 14’s trail, the trail repositioned for easier access and a gentler incline. Instead of cutting straight through the woods from the path that ran to the road, to Camp Site 14’s path, it was found that by taking the trail up the hill a few hundred yards, the trail became easier to climb, both for a person and a golf cart.



Photographs

“DURING” Photographs
(See Attachments #009 - #018)


“AFTER” Photographs
(See Attachments #019 - #030)
Approvals for Completed Project

Start date of project:
Completion date of project:

The project was started and has been completed since I received the Life Scout rank, and is respectfully submitted for consideration.

Applicant's signature:

_________________________________ Date: ___________


This project was planned, developed, and carried out by the candidate.


Signature of Scoutmaster/Coach/Advisor:

_________________________________ Date: ___________

Signature of the representative of religious institution, school, or community:

_________________________________ Date: ___________