Scotty

Thank you all!! for you greatly appreciated ideas and insight. There are some great ideas I'm going to put into action. Thanks again and GOD Bless.

Thanks Sue, Those are great ideas!. I hope we can be approved to do one of those. Is there anywhere written saying these are BSA approved projects. Or is it up to troop committe and SM only to decide what kinda projects will be approved? Thanks

No, I'm refering to a first class scout trying to advance to star and the only requirement left is his service project. He has worked at day camp for a week this summer and received a letter from the staff members he worked for complimenting this scout on his attitude and hard work. That was denied by his SM, which I can understand if the servcie project is not to be scout related. He's helped Eagle canidates in his troop wiht their projects that wasn't approved. His SM says the only place he can earn his service project is at a scout reservation. I don't agree, so I'm on a fact finding mission. Thanks for you input

Hi, I'm curious about advancement service projects, particularly for Star. What kind of project qualifies and where can I find offical references to this. Ive heard a lot of hear say but haven't seen much in writing. Is this all up to interprtation on behalf of the scoutmaster? I have read that it's to be for 6 Hours and it should be service to others, not scouts? That's about all I know. Can anyone shed some light on this for me so I can be proactive with advancement. Thanks