Justin Neels completes Eagle Scout project benefiting Glenmont Head Start

  • January 25, 2010
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Life scout Justin Neels from Troops 356 and 76 recently completed his Eagle project that would benefit the children of Glenmont Head Start and the staff as well as the community. The responsibility of the Eagle candidate is to show leadership and guidance as he works through the process. Several weeks prior to the beginning of the project, he had to seek out the school, advisors, and the troop to get their approvals before beginning. After getting all the paperwork signed, he approached several businesses with a list of materials he would need to complete the project. Thanks to local businesses Lowe’s, Holmes Lumber, Shreve Hardware, E.F. Pouly Co., Buckeye Deli, and some money donated by dedicated leaders, the cost of all materials was covered. Neels’s project was to renovate the existing playground to give it a new look and make it a safer area for the children, staff, and community. He built two new benches, a new building that would be used for the sandbox tables, painted the existing swing set to match the rest of the playground equipment, replaced two swings and three sets of chains, made a 4-by-8 foot chalkboard for outside use, and removed an old seesaw frame and some cement blocks that were a safety hazard for the children. A skid loader was donated by Action Coupling and was operated by Scot Eliot to assist in this task, and an Autumn Blaze maple tree was donated by the E.F. Pouly Co. to plant where the old seesaw was removed. All the existing benches and buildings were stained to match the new ones. The troop met recently to camp out at the Glenmont Park to begin the next workday bright and early. Scouts, leaders, family members, and friends turned out for a beautiful day to work on the project. At lunch they all took a break for pizza donated by Buckeye Deli, and continued working until approximately 6 p.m. Neels asked others to assist him a couple more times at later dates to help plant grass seed and finish with touch-up painting and staining. His project consisted of almost 200 hours to plan, develop, and carry out, and about $700 worth of materials.


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