Getting Ready for Eagle Project Approval

We will be available to respond to requests for Eagle Project approval and board of reviews in a very timely manner (hopefully within 7-10 days).  These are most important maters to us and your scouts.  We will try to hold them near you but sometimes will have you drive a short distance.  This only happens once in a lifetime so sorry if you may have to drive to Irving or to Coppell.

Most projects take 3 weeks or longer to get approval by your troop and the district.  Please do not wait until the last minute
to get busy on this project.

 Projects:

• Be sure all parts of the eagle project workbook are filled out up to the 4 signatures on the bottom of page 6.  Remember you may not start on the project until approved or you will have to do another project.  You probably should have most of this typed up on separate sheets of paper since there usually is not enough room in the form.  Write “see attached” in all areas that are not filled in the booklet and print out your write out on paper. 
• Be sure to have a list of all equipment needed for the project down to how many hammers or wheelbarrows they need and where they are acquiring the material. Every list should include first aid kit, water, and cups.  Everything you will need that day.
• IMPORTANT!  List and describe the possible safety hazards that are anticipated in the project and how you are going to attempt to avoid them.  For example goggles are needed to avoid eye injuries.  Not just how you are going to treat them.  A first aid kit should be on all lists of materials for every project and we assume you can treat injuries. 
  • Example:           1.  eye injuries                        wear goggles during hammering.
  •                         2.   dehydration                        Water breaks every hour
• Have the scout make a list of all time spent on planning.  That is every time they talk on the phone, meet with people, type up proposals and even the times you plan on what you are going to do in your head.  All time spent preparing for this project listed.  The total needs to be put into the workbook later.  Also have all persons who are working on the project sign in and sign out.  You will need to have a total on how long each person works on the actual project and the total amount of time all workers spent on the project.
• If there is any question whether a project might not be adequate, call or email me and you can get a pre-approval on its worthiness.
• These projects should be the scout's project.  It should not be a project that the organization was going to do anyway and the scout is just going to join them and provide the man power.  The project should be one of pride and more of a permanent nature.  Cleaning up and mowing should not be considered since it will grow back or be dirty next week.  Make it something the scout will drive by years later and exclaim, “I did that!”  The project should require the scout to do an "adequate" amount of planning and an "appropriate" amount of leadership in finishing the project.  The project will not be approved if it takes almost no planning or leadership.
• Please contact Roger Knapp for approval of all projects.  Hm: 972-986-5976 Email: rknapp ..at.. rogerknapp.com 
  [..at.. = @]  The scout should be in Scout's Uniform for this meeting to approve the project.

NOTE:  I will be at my troop's meeting on Tuesday Night 7pm at Woodhaven Presbyterian Church in Irving.  You can find
            me there or Randy Svajda can also approve it.  It is good to call or email me to be sure I will be there.

Be sure to take pictures of before, during and after the project.   Go ahead and get the signatures of yourself, any adult from the troop who was at the project, and the organization contact person's signature in your workbook right after finishing it.

 Roger Knapp M.D.
www.rogerknapp.com
rknapp ..at.. rogerknapp.com  [..at.. = @]
Hm: 972-986-5976 evenings