badgewearineagle

A lot of great replied here so far, My suggestion is to definitely look outside of the family and church members if at all possible. If the church is willing to donate some materials I would definitely take them up on this but a scout should not expect to secure all their materials through one donor. This is where the true skills of potential eagle scouts are demonstrated and many lessons learned during the process. To secure the supplies form the community, Scouts first must Identify businesses within the community to approach and what to ask for. A scout must then develop how to request these donations ( My suggestion is a letter detailing the plans and what is needed, delivered personally to management/ Owner and most importantly followed up by the scout. The process of securing the necessary tools, money, or supplies is not an easy task, nor is it always the fastest, but it is designed so that a scout must follow through with their requests. Many businesses are more then willing to help by making donations for eagle scout projects. Just keep in mind that if they are never asked then they can't help. Do not make the mistake in thinking large cooperation's will not be helpful because many of them have the money set aside for community type projects although the approval process is not always the fastest. As a parent, or leader, sometimes it is hard to sit back and watch a scout who may struggle on his project but lending too much help could be detrimental to the experience. Keep in mind that the actual completion of the project should be the easy part because the most time involved is usually in the preplanning stages and getting the materials. Your Son has more then enough time to complete his project, and from the sounds of it has the beginnings of a great project