Jacob worked hard on getting his first Eagle Project approved - the first one was helping with fire damage restoration in Reno City. Right as he completed the whole application and finished meeting with city leaders, the city pulled the plug on it. They were worried about liability issues. This was disappointing. Especially for how much time Jacob had put into it. A couple of weeks later Jacob came home and said, "I know what I should do for my Eagle Project. The stands in the band room look terrible and have so much obscene graffiti on them. I should refinish the stands." Jacob met with the Band Director and the Principal, who gratefully approved the project and said they would pay for the paint. Jacob set a date, wrote up his application and it was approved. The morning of his project, he was a bit surprised when Edgar (janitor whom he had coordinated with) didn't show up for the project. Jacob thought he was coming to demonstrate how the process should be done (since the janitor was responsible for this work in the past). Jacob, Darren, and I called him several times but he never came. So Jacob ended up deciding and showing everyone how to refinish the stands. In the end it was decided it would be easier to take them apart rather than tape off the silver parts. A lot of boys showed up to help. We were grateful for everyone's support! Jacob of course thinks it was a great time and is happy to have his project complete.
Taking the stands apart.
Dave Rasmussen - Jacob's Young Men's Leader
Spencer Smith
Christian Arnold
No more graffiti on the stands!
Dallin Arnold
Craig Eyre, Ethan Chinowski, Jacob, and Ashton
Ryan Ross
Leadership!
Ashton Ochs
Darren
Great work, Jacob! Too bad every school doesn't have you to do this for them!
ReplyDeleteSuper cool! Not every project (or camp or activity) goes and planned so Jacob showed great leadership by being able to improvise and adapt. Kudos!
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