Eagle Scouts' Projects
“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” -Barack Obama
In 2022 Sophie Dellinger led GT58 scouts to create a mural on the Rocky River Greenway for the Town of Davidson's Park and Recreation Department. This beautification of a pedestrian tunnel would also help deter graffiti and serve as a springboard for future art projects. Following Sophie's leadership, Parks & Rec is actively working with other groups to encourage them to expand the mural, eventually covering the entire tunnel.
In 2022 Anna Dula led GT58 scouts on a book drive for Promising Pages. She hosted a book drive and had scouts clean and repair books for Promising Pages.
In 2023 Jolie Coughlin decided that she wanted to work with Hope House Foundation in Huntersville for her Eagle project and reached out to Paula McGroarty to find out what their needs were. The area that was most in need of work was the garbage and recycling enclosure near the entrance to Hope House. With the help of her Scout friends from GT58, Crew 167, and Order of the Arrow and a few other close friends, Jolie led the complete rebuilding of the 4 swinging doors and the other 3 sides of the enclosure over the course of 4 work days and more than 200 hours of effort.
In 2023 Kate D. led GT58 scouts on a project for the Town of Davidson. Scouts built and installed a Little Library at Beaty Park in Davidson, NC. Kate collected over 450 books during her book drive. Custom stickers were added to the books promoting females in scouting and then distributed to 15 Little Libraries around Davidson.
In 2023 Ada d. combined her love of animals and love of community. Ada led scouts on a project to build safe, weatherproof houses for feral cats in the area. She worked with Cats of Davidson to help come up with a design that would protect the cats.
In 2024 Audrey P. visited Davidson Housing Coalition, an affordable housing organization, and learned about their wish to honor a past gardening tradition in the Creekside Corner neighborhood. Gardens are essential in creating more green spaces in less rural locations and they foster community involvement. Over 3 workdays, Scouts, Scouters, and family members worked to create and install the garden in the winter of 2024. With the addition of 4 raised wooden garden beds and native pollinator flowering bushes, neighborhood residents can enjoy a space to commune while having access to a natural area. The first planting of the garden will occur in the spring of 2025.
In 2024 Jordan N. partnered with Cool Kids Club, an organization that reaches out to families with children going through cancer treatment by hosting programs for the kids. She planned a Lego Pinewood Derby Event where the kids could come eat food, laugh, build Lego cars, and race them down tracks. This event was meant to connect to the community and leave a positive impact and good memories for Cool Kids in need of support and as well as support their families.
In 2024 Juliana P. designed a prayer board for her school, Liberty Preparatory Christian Academy, at the request of her school’s Spiritual Director. She led friends, fellow scouts and family members through the construction and installation. Additionally, she created an Instagram page to highlight the board’s usage and led the school’s first prayer team to pray over the submissions and then hang the tags on the board.
