Approved by C.B. of
Shirkey’s Nursing Home. Cache started out with scout patches.
Might be wheelchair accessible with assistance. Lots of muggles
when coordinates were taken so coordinates may be a little
off.
Reaching the
rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America requires years of
dedication and hard work. In addition to 21 required merit badges,
each Scout must complete a project that, on average, requires 167
service hours. In 2008 alone, that translated to $16 million in
service (based on the national volunteer hour value of
$19.51).
This cache
is part of a nationwide geocaching series called "Cache to Eagle",
that showcases these special contributions.
Over its
first 100 years, Scouting has provided millions of hours of service
to communities across America. For our 100th Anniversary, we're
celebrating that legacy with special service opportunities through,
"A Year of Celebration, A Century of Making a
Difference."
This cache will highlight
one of the 12 points of the Scout Law, one of the 13 districts in
the Heart of America Council, B.S.A. and an Eagle Scout project in
the district.
A Scout is
Thrifty.
A Scout works to pay his
own way and to help others. He saves for the future. He protects
and conserves natural resources. He carefully uses time and
property.
The Big Muddy
District serves the counties of
Ray, Lafayette and Carroll (located northeast of Kansas City, in
the state of Missouri) and includes the communities: Bosworth,
Camden, Carrollton, Concordia, Corder, Hardin, Henrietta,
Higginsville, Lexington, Mayview, Napoleon, Norborn, Odessa,
Orrick, Rayville, Richmond, Waverly, and Wellington, Missouri. The
district is organized to support the volunteer unit Scouters as
they provide the programs of the Boy Scouts of America, to the
youth of this area.
Twenty flower
boxes were built and decorated by two scouts as their Eagle Scout
projects to stand outside of the resident’s windows. $800 of
materials were used and it took 150 hours of labor.