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 When a Scout joins a Troop he learns the Boy Scout Slogan; "to do a good turn daily".  Later he develops leadership skills that enable him to do more with his talents.   He will be challenged and tested through many service projects over the years.  Leadership Services Projects instill good citizenship in doing mission work and service for others.  Below, we share the intent of such service projects.

Selecting Leadership Service Projects

Leadership service projects shall be meaningful service above and beyond what is normally expected of a Scout as a part of his school, religious, or community activities.

Star and Life Ranks

For Star and Life ranks, a Scout must perform six hours of service to others. This may be done as an individual project or as a member of a patrol or troop project. Star and Life service projects may be approved for Scouts assisting on Eagle service projects.

The Scoutmaster approves service projects before they are started to ensure the experience will be meaningful to the Scout.

Star and Life service hours documentation:

Documentation of service hours rendered should be presented to the Scoutmaster.

  • Service Description
  • Scoutmaster Approval signature and date (email is ok)
  • Date(s) of service, Hours of service
  • Signature of adult that received or oversaw the service (not the parent)

Form to use: Service Project Confirmation Document

Eagle Rank  Eagle Scout workbook

While a Life Scout, a Scout must plan, develop, and give leadership to others in a service project to any religious institution, school, or community.

As a demonstration of leadership, the Scout must plan the work, organize the personnel needed, and direct the project to its completion.

The Eagle service project is an individual matter; therefore, two Eagle candidates may not receive credit for the same project.

Eagle Scout leadership service projects involving council property or other BSA activities are not acceptable for an Eagle service project. The service project also may not be performed for a business, be of a commercial nature, or be a fund-raiser.

Routine labor, or a job or service normally rendered, should not be considered. An Eagle service project should be of significant magnitude to be special and should represent the candidate's best possible effort.

The Scout must submit his proposed project plan and secure the prior approval of his unit leader, unit committee, and district or council advancement committee, and the organization benefiting from the effort, to make sure that it meets the stated standards for Eagle Scout leadership service projects before the project is started. This preapproval of the project does not mean that the board of review will accept the way the project was carried out.

Upon completion of the project, a detailed report must be submitted with the Scout's Eagle application to include the following information:

  • What was the project?
  • How did it benefit others?
  • Who from the group benefiting from the project gave guidance?
  • Who helped carry out the project?
  • What materials were used and how were they acquired?

Although the project plan must be approved before work is begun, the board of review must determine if the project was successfully carried out. Questions that must be answered are:

  • Did the candidate demonstrate leadership of others?
  • Did he indeed direct the project rather than do all of the work himself?
  • Was the project of real value to the religious institution, school, or community group?
  • Who from the group benefiting from the project may be contacted to verify the value of the project?
  • Did the project follow the plan, or were modifications needed to bring it to its completion?

All the work on the project must be done while the candidate is a Life Scout and before the candidate's 18th birthday.

The variety of projects performed throughout the nation by Scouts earning their Eagle Scout Award is staggering. Only those living in an area can determine the greatest value and need for that area. Determine, therefore, whether the project is big enough, appropriate, and worth doing. For ideas and opportunities, the Scout can consult people such as school administrators, religious leaders, local government department directors, or a United Way agency's personnel.

Eagle Service Project Links:

http://www.umc.org/site/apps/nlnet/content3.aspx?c=lwL4KnN1LtH&b=2429873&ct=3319119

http://www.pythias.org/eagleprojects

http://www.scoutorama.com/project/