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Not a service project, but might be a decent fundraiser opportunity if the landscaper pays the Scouts a fair wage.

 

But then it seems to me that the Scouts are not doing the work "as Scouts", they are doing it as employees, which may raise other issues depending on their age, state law, etc.

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I don't see more requests for service projects.  What I'm seeing is scouts looking for easy eagle projects by asking beneficiaries that have had projects before.  Beneficiaries have a list of desired

"A Scout is helpful."   Since when did we start asking folks NOT to ask us for help?   Back when I was working on my Chariot Maintenance Merit Badge,  our Troop often would ask (especially to our Ch

When Eagle becomes just a line item on a resume... you start seeing things like that. 

But then it seems to me that the Scouts are not doing the work "as Scouts", they are doing it as employees, which may raise other issues depending on their age, state law, etc.

 

Depending on your lawyer's interpretation of the Fair Labor Standards Act, if the Landscaping Co. is having the Scouts do work for free that the company normally pays employees to do, those Scouts will be considered employees and are due a wage.

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