Eagle Candidate Project Presentation
Eagle Project
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Paperwork, Paperwork, Paperwork!
How to Make your Advancement Chair's hair spontaneously combust!
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Prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetime by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Scout Law.
What is Mission of the Boy Scouts of America?
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This person serves as a consultant, encouraging the candidate to fully plan his project, secure his resources and make wise decisions for a successful outcome.
Who is the Eagle Mentor?
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All proceeds left over from fundraising or donations, whether money or materials go to these people.
Who are your Eagle Project Beneficiaries?
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The first person to sign the Proposal page in the Eagle Scout Service Project Proposal workbook.
Who is Eagle Scout Candidate?
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True or False, your Troop's Advancement Chair, LOVES last minute projects and will drop everything to make sure yours is a success!
What is FALSE, Be Prepared and Do Your Best!
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True or False, an Eagle Scout Project Presentation to your Troop's Committee, should be well thought out and researched, it should take more than 15 minutes to create and it should not be done by a Candidate's mother or father.
What is True, Be Prepared! The Path to Eagle is not a race. There is no shame in requesting more time.
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ONE of the primary purposes of the Eagle Scout Service Project.
What is to learn leadership skills, or demonstrate leadership skills you already have?
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True or False, Fundraising prior to Council approval is allowed, only if a Candidate is running out of time.
What is False? Fundraising IS NOT ALLOWED without Council approval.
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I promise to be a leader of this project, and to do my best to carry it out for the maximum benefit to the religious institution, school, or community I have chosen as beneficiary.
What is the Candidate's Promise?
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True or False, if a Candidate raises $1200 for a worthy cause, without permission, his Troop's Advancement Chair will let it slide.
What is FALSE, no matter how worthy the cause, Fundraising should not take place prior to ?Council approval.
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Requirement #4 states that a scout must hold a position of leadership for a period of 6 months, when does this period begin.
What is AFTER a scout has had his Life Scout Board of Review.
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This is the required number of hours you must spend on your Eagle Scout Service Project.
What is there is no minimum hours for a project. No one may tell you how many hours must be spent on it.
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True or False, a Candidate is free to start fundraising as soon as he has made his Project Presentation and received approval from his Troop's committee.
What is False, project approval, including the approval to raise funds will come in the form of an email, from Doc?
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True or False, a Candidate only has to obtain the signatures of the Scoutmaster, Committee Chair, Beneficiary and Narragansett Council Committee Chair once.
What is False, signatures are required on the Project Proposal, Fundraising Application and Project Report.
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True or False, if my Troop's Advancement Chair asks a direct question about my project, fundraising, Eagle requirements, letters of reference or anything at all, I should dance around the answer.
What is FALSE, a scout is trustworthy!
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True or False, once a Candidate has identified a Service Project, he can start filling out paperwork and apply for Council approval.
What is False, prior to obtaining Council approval, a Candidate must make a presentation to his Troop's Committee for approval?
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True or False, My Eagle Scout Service Project can be a fundraiser for a worthy cause.
What is False, a project may not be a fundraiser. Fundraising is permitted only for securing materials and facilitating a project.
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True or False, a fundraising application is required if a Candidate receives contributions only from his parents and beneficiary.
What is False, if your fundraising effort involves contributions ONLY from the beneficiary, you, your parents/relatives or your Troop, then you do not need a fundraising application. If you will be obtaining money, materials, supplies or donations from other sources, you will need to submit an application.
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This is the number of recommendations a Candidate must provide before his ScoutMasters Conference.
What is 6, these letters of recommendation may be either hand delivered in a sealed envelope to the ScoutMaster or mailed to his home. Emailed reccomendations are not acceptable.
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True or False, my Troop Advancement Chair has a favorite saying, "poor planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine." She may even go so far as to text, email, instant message, sky write, sing or send smoke signals, to get this point across.
What is True?
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True or False, a Candidate has the privilege of choosing his Eagle Mentor without approval from anyone.
What is False, a Candidate may request a BSA registered adult but the ScoutMaster will give final approval?
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In addition to demonstrating leadership skills, an Eagle Scout Project should fulfill this part of the Scout Oath.
What is, "To help other people at all times?"
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This is the only person who can give you permission to begin raising funds.
Who is Doc, or a designee from the Council Advancement Committee?
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This is required to be submitted with an Eagle Scout Application. It should explain a ?Candidates ambitions and life purposes and list any positions of leadership they have held in their church, school, or community.
What is The Statement of Purpose?
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True or False, if my Troop's Advancement Chair really, really likes me she'll accept bribes, baked goods or Bitcoins to slid my Eagle Application through.
What is TOTALLY AND COMPLETELY FALSE! The honor of becoming an Eagle Scout is earned!
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