A life Scout in our troop contacted the Red Cross about sponsoring a blood drive as his Eagle project and was shot down by our local Eagle Review board even though the Red Cross said that they had done many of these and they were a great help to the community. Our board said that the drive wouldn't generate enough leadership potential. I don't agree after seeing some of the projects that have been approved. Seems ti me that the board jsut wants to see something physical that can be pointed to in years to come. Is this standard? Can denials be appealed or does each local board have the final say on it's area projects?
