Piedmont Council Eagle Projects
Eagle Scout is the highest rank available within Scouting. It requires staying active in the program for several years, earning 21 merit badges in various areas, providing leadership within one’s troop, and completing an Eagle project. Our council has a rich tradition of Scout participation as well as many Scouts achieving the rank of Eagle. Since 1921, when the Council was chartered, more than 1000 young men have achieved the rank of Eagle. In recent years, they have earned the Eagle rank at a rate of between 8 and 10% of our Scout community annually, more than twice the national average of 4%.
The service project is a significant and often final, step in achieving Eagle rank. The project is not as a “giant good deed.” Rather it is the culmination of years of work. It is a test of one’s planning and leadership skills.
Who benefits? Certainly the Scout and those who volunteer. Each has learned the value of contributing to society. The candidates certainly learned leadership and planning skills as well. However, our community has also benefitted: schools in Piedmont and Oakland, parks and local churches to name just a few, have received many thousands of hours of service. In fact, Piedmont Eagle projects are providing the equivalent of one continuous worker for 30 hours each and every week of the year.
The following summarizes projects from the past two years.
2009 Projects
| Scout Name | Troop | Project | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Woelffer | 6 | Built a garden shed for tool and supply storage for St. Mary’s College. | 243 |
| Wesley Motlow | 4 | Constructed 4 benches for outdoor garden at Carl Munck Elementary School in Oakland. | 91 |
| Patrick Nolan | 6 | Built a deer fence around a garden at St. Mary’s College High School in Oakland. | 214 |
| Christopher Turney | 11 | Built cabinets and a box to hold emergency supplies for Wildwood Elementary School | 65 |
| Burr Faughnan | 11 | Designed and built floral risers for Piedmont Community Church. | 94 |
2008 Projects
| Scout Name | Troop | Project | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Conn | 6 | Built a gate, landing and stairs at trailhead overlooking Shepherd Canyon. | 118 |
| Samuel Cardoza | 4 | Built 3 planter boxes to grow food at Bay Point and Retirement and Health Center. | 96 |
| Brendan Kelley | 4 | Built shelves for Clausen House in Oakland. | 61 |
| David Granberg | 11 | Built portable “Ga-Ga” pit (dodge ball) for East Bay Jewish Community Center. | 101 |
| Peter Andreoni | 15 | Built shade terrace at Lazear Elementary School in Oakland. | 308 |
| Nicholas Riker | 15 | Built 15 shelves for loft at Performing Arts Department at Piedmont High School | 125 |
| Guy Hagar | 6 | Designed and installed 2 historical markers about trains that ran through the Trestle Glen area. | 78 |
| Jasper Barker | 15 | Transformed 3 magazine racks into bookshelves at the Oakland Tech School Library. | 93 |
| James Weber | 11 | Built 4 camel feeders for the female camel enclosure at the Oakland Zoo. | 115 |
| Jacob Andreas | 11 | Constructed a storage shed for P.E. equipment at Lazear Elementary School. | 108 |
| Jason Silver | 15 | Reconstructed NW corner of Piedmont Recreation Department. Built 2 picnic tables. | 120 |
| Kevin Clark | 15 | Constructed wall ball boards and 2 soccer goals for Rosa Parks Elementary School in Berkeley. | 160 |
| Bryce Chu | 15 | Constructed a patio in the East Bay Regional Park’s Tilden Farm. | 134 |
| Christopher Bishop | 11 | Constructed storage shed to hold emergency supplies for Zion Lutheran Church and School. | 149 |
| Daniel Cohn-Postar | 4 | Construction of 3 cabinets for the Women’s Daytime Drop-In Center in Berkeley. | 112 |