Eagle Scout Project Ideas
Preliminary Comments - This writeup is complementary to the extensive guide
entitled: "The Eagle Notebook - A Conversational Guide for Scouts and
Parents," which you should read (and re-read) before beginning your Eagle
Project. Note that the provided list derived from various Eagle Projects that
have been completed by Scouts (that I have heard of), but is by no means a
limit to what you can do! Use your imagination - the possibilities are almost
limitless! Remember, however, that any project proposal must go through the
complete approval process before you begin - do not start any project without
approvals! Again, this and many other details are spelled out in the
above-mentioned Eagle Notebook Guide.
1) Organize and run:
a Bicycle Registration Drive and Safety Instruction Course.
a Blood Drive.
an Organ-Donor or Bone Marrow Donor Registration Drive.
a Voter Registration Drive.
a Food or Clothing (or both) drive for a local homeless shelter.
a Book Collection Drive for a school or library.
a Flag Retirement Drive (and retirement ceremony).
a Daypack collection drive for disadvantaged youth at local schools.
a tree planting project.
a landscaping project at a local Church, School, Community Center, etc.
an "Adopt a Road" or "Adopt a Trail" Program.
a Toy Collection Drive (for Christmas, with Marines or local TV Station).
a House Number curb painting drive for elderly or handicapped residents.
a comprehensive Street Sign review (missing, damaged, illegible) for
reporting to the County authorities for repair.
A Habitat for Humanity (or similar type organization) house
building/improvement project.
2) Repaint all the lines on a Church or School Parking Lot; paint fire zones
and Handicapped Parking and access areas. Or paint all the guardrails, steps
and railings outlining the parking lot(s) and buildings.
3) Clean up a Community Park - collect trash, clear underbrush, paint sheds or
other buildings, eradicate graffiti, etc.
4) Build and Install:
Anti-theft bike posts along the County's many bike trails.
Trail Signs in a local park or nature preserve, or on bike trails.
Park benches or wildlife observation posts in a local Park/nature
reserve.
Bird Houses for endangered Bird Species.
Bat Houses for endangered bats.
Erosion barriers, water bars and trail lining along a local nature or
hiking trail.
Storage shelves in a Church, School or Community Center.
5) Clear a old, overgrown and neglected cemetery.
6) Clear and paint a community's fire hydrants.
7) Continue the "Do Not Dump!" program on the County's culverts and storm
drains.
8) Paint and do other maintenance work on a Church or School Day-Care Center.
9) Adopt a Hospice or Shelter for a Winter - organize groups to do all
leaf-raking and snow shoveling.
10) Develop (or upgrade) a comprehensive Webpage for a Church, School or
Community Center.
11) Adopt and assist (i.e., provide regular volunteers to) a soup kitchen or
homeless shelter for a season.
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