Eagle Projects of the Year Archives

2020 Western Region Eagle Project of the Year: Making the outdoors more accessible

July 6, 2020 1

For making a city park more accessible for wheelchair users, the Eagle Scout from Wyoming received the 2020 Adams Award for the Western Region.

2020 Northeast Region Eagle Project of the Year: ‘Tiny house’ makes huge impact

June 29, 2020 2

Tim Maron raised more than $45,000 to lead a team that built a tiny house for a homeless military veteran in Pennsylvania.

2020 Southern Region Eagle Project of the Year: Giving veterans a place to call home

June 22, 2020 6

Mason Wettengel renovated five apartments for previously homeless veterans in Gallatin, Tenn., a city about 30 miles northeast of Nashville.

2020 Eagle Project of the Year: He used STEM to build school seating

June 15, 2020 8

Alex Arehart of Troop 85 in Beavercreek, Ohio, had a concrete idea for his Eagle Scout project. As a result, he received the 2020 Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award.

2019 Western Region Eagle Project of the Year: Backpacking for underserved youth

August 14, 2019 6

Zack Moore, an Eagle Scout from California, received national recognition for his project to take underserved youth on a once-in-a-lifetime backpacking trip.

2019 Northeast Region Eagle Project of the Year: A smarter way to filter stormwater

August 7, 2019 20

Peter Livengood orchestrated a massive makeover of every bioswale in Ohiopyle, eliminating a major source of pollution into the Youghiogheny River.

2019 Central Region Eagle Project of the Year: Memorial for fallen peace officers

July 31, 2019 2

Luke Gwartney, an Eagle Scout from Kansas, received national-level recognition for his touching tribute to a fallen sheriff’s deputy.

2019 Eagle Project of the Year: He built an inspirational American flag display

July 4, 2019 35

Garrett Johnson of Troop 81 in Tulsa, Okla., received the 2019 Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award.

2018 Eagle Scout Project of the Year: He built a fully accessible musical playground

June 13, 2018 29

Nathan Fain, an Eagle Scout in Troop 326 of LaGrange, Ga., won the 2018 Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award

2017 Eagle Project of the Year: He built sensory rooms for kids with autism

May 26, 2017 7

Blake built two sensory rooms specially designed for children with autism. The project earned him the 2017 Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award.