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.
2008 Projects
| Scout Name | Troop | Project | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
2007 Projects
| Scout Name | Troop | Project | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffry Kalmon | 6 | Built storage system for Dimond Recreational Center. | 78 |
| Andrew VanSlyke | 11 | Painted numbers and letters on Playground at a Dublin School to teach math to students. | 81 |
| Andrew Harvey | 11 | Created a miniature road for tricycles at De Colores, a center for underprivileged school children in Oakland. | 150 |
| Kevin Renner | 6 | Construction of fences and gate for child security area at Corpus Christi Church | 178 |
| Alexander Guidici | 1 | Built compost bin for Whittier Elementary School in Oakland. | 121 |
| Alexander Menke | 15 | Constructed bull pen and batting cage at Coaches Field in Piedmont. | 393 |
| Kieran Craigie | 15 | Collected 2,000 books and built bookshelves in elem. classrooms at Centro Infantil De La Raza. | 196 |
| Tyko Cvar | 6 | Built and installed 12 covered brochure boxes on Sausal Creek/Canyon and other Oakland parks. | 153 |
| T. J. Thomas | 4 | Built 15 barn owl homes for Piedmont City Parks to house rodent controllers. | 115 |
| C. J. Gorud | 1 | Insulated attic walls and built storage units for “Building Futures for Women and Children”. | 84 |
| Will Kendrick | 1 | Built seating risers in Piedmont Community Church youth room. | 102 |
| Mark Ceraldi | 1 | Installed 2 route markers and built and installed 2 picnic tables in Shepherd Canyon Park, Oakland | 117 |
| Matthew Forman | 1 | 3 park benches and historical markers in Shepherds Canyon | 128 |
| Leif Simonson | 15 | 6 storage units and focal altar piece for Piedmont Community Church Sunday School | 177 |
| David Molmen | 1 | 6 “lesson shelves” for Piedmont Community Church Sunday School | 148 |
| John Fullerton | 1 | Collected 150 lbs expired household prescription and over the counter drugs for disposal | 68 |
| Liam Zarri | 6 | Planted 2400 sq. foot berm in Oakland Zoo with more than 100 trees and shrubs | 195 |
| Luke Roy | 6 | Created a study library for Diamond Youth Center | 82 |