The latest batch of 15 projects includes an outdoor stage for a church in Tennessee, an informational kiosk outside a historic house and a total makeover for the Humane Society of Eastern Carolina.
For the past three years, a group of Scouts and Venturers from New Jersey has operated a Mobile Emergency Response Kitchen, or MERK, to help feed first responders and disaster victims.
As the season of service ramps up, I like to politely remind people that Scouts do this kind of thing 12 months out of the year. It’s kind of our slogan.
These Scouts, who all have family members who have served or are serving in the military, wanted to honor their community’s veterans. So, they began building a grand memorial for each of their Eagle Scout projects.
This week’s batch of 15 projects includes a memorial friendship garden, a goat playpen and a chimney swift tower for the gray-brown birds that dwell in vertical structures.
On Scout Night at Dodger Stadium, more than 200 Scouts and leaders from the BSA’s Western Los Angeles County Council presented a giant flag on the field.