Eagle Projects

   
For his Eagle Scout Service Project, Dhruv chose to give back to the City of Newton—a community that had supported and shaped him since his family’s move. In collaboration with the Newton Parks and Recreation Department, he designed and built two wheelchair-accessible garden beds for the city’s new community space, Spears Park. His goal was to create an inclusive place where differently abled residents could garden, enjoy the outdoors, and feel connected to others.

Joseph turned to his lifelong hometown of Weston to identify his Eagle Service Project. For years, he’d been passing by the Brook School Apartments, an elderly housing complex owned and managed by the town. Despite being surrounded by open space and woodlands, the residents of Brook School Apartments had few options and limited access to gardening. Existing garden beds were in disrepair. Joseph’s goal was to provide a more accessible, user-friendly infrastructure so residents could actively participate in the healthy pursuit of gardening. He obtained permission from administrators and built waist-high garden beds, with sensitivity to the physical and social needs of the senior population.

For his Eagle Scout project, Ashwin improved the Cold Spring Park duck walk in Newton, MA, a frequently flooded and unstable trail. Given its significance to many Troop 209 Eagle projects, he wanted to contribute to its legacy. Ashwin partnered with Ahron Lerman from the Newton Park, Recreation and Culture, along with the Friends of Cold Spring Park who graciously funded the project. The project stabilized nearly 100 feet of duck walk sections with lag bolts, ensuring a level surface and reinforcing the area near the bridge abutment with erosion control measures to ensure long-term stability. Additionally, Ashwin led the construction of two new boardwalk sections to replace rotted wood. His project’s success was made possible by dedicated Scout and adult volunteers, as well as the guidance of his Eagle Coach, Jameson White, and Christian Rivero, whose experience and connections proved invaluable.

Leila’s Eagle Scout Project was to conserve an at-risk area of local parkland by removing invasive species and planting native trees and shrubs. Leila worked with City of Newton officials and the Friends of Cold Spring Park non-profit to plan and gain approval for her project and recruited more than 40 adult and youth volunteers to execute the work.

Scouting helped C.J. realize the importance of time management and how small steps add up to reaching a long-term goal. Scouting is about being prepared for the future by taking small steps towards large goals.

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Dobi created a pollinator garden for his project. He completely planned, outlined, and executed it with the help of his fellow Scouts. The garden aims to sustainably preserve the declining population of pollinators such as bees and butterflies.

Carlie’s project was to raise funds and buy/organize items for 250 personal gift bags for New England shelter and home for veterans. Overall, about $17,000 was raised.

https://patch.com/massachusetts/newton/waban-life-scout-donates-new-england-center-home-veterans

https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/video/eagle-scout-candidate-makes-gift-bags-for-veterans/

For Christi’s project, she combined her love of children with community outreach by donating cabinets full of school supplies to the Title 1 (schools that have higher percentages of low-income students) elementary schools in Newton. She hopes by doing this she was able to make a sustainable project that would persist for years to come.