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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Your troop needs to have some kind of list of organizations that are willing to take on Eagle Projects. DS' troop had that. We also aren't part of a church. One of the orgs on the list was a nonprofit nature center that DS did some work for.[/quote]

Unfortunately,  his troop did not provide us with any of these options. [/quote]

I was going to say - his troop should have a leader whose primary job is to work with the scouts who are pursuing Eagle (Eagle Coach).  We have one (plus a couple unofficially) who act as sounding boards, review project proposals before they're presented to the troop committe, and brainstorm how to best pursue and execute the project.  For OP, the troop's chartering organization may have projects they want done.  Or is there an activity he's already involved in that might need something?  Our scouts have worked with their schools, our chartering organization, community organizations, and extracurricular activities to fulfill needs.  I might would recommend that if he wants to pursue the project with the animal shelter, that he narrow the scope.  Do the dog beds or the donation bin, not both, and drop the supply/food drive.  Organizations may be scared off if it looks like he's trying to do too much.  A smaller, but focused and well-executed effort is better than a larger one.  The goal is to show that he can lead a project that helps the community; it doesn't need to be over the top.  In Fairfax, the county nature centers have been supportive of projects (bat boxes and flying squirrel boxes are two projects I'm aware of) as are church-based food pantries (not for food drives, but for items like storage shelves).  Community garden groups may want help with building raised beds or other projects; Hands on Harvest in NoVA is one.          [/quote]

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