Second Class*: rank requires 1 hour of participation in a service project.
Star and Life: ranks each require 6 hours of participation in a service project(s).
You may complete these requirements on your own or do it along with members of your patrol or troop.
Projects must be approved by your Scoutmaster.
Examples of what does qualify as a service project are:
- Assisting an Eagle Scout candidate with their approved service project
- Memorial Day flowers for Veterans
- Memorial Day flags for Veterans
- Men’s Club Town Clean-up
- Upton Youth Club field clean-up
- Raking leaves at the Holy Angel’s Rectory (completed with the troop)
- Alter Server (can not be used for more than 1 hour of the 6 hours for each rank requirement)
- Cub Scout community service project that Boy Scouts actively participated in (i.e. Fuel Assistance
Spaghetti Supper held by the Cub Scouts where they requested Boy Scout volunteers)
Eagle rank requires you to be a leader. This service project requires you to plan, develop, and provide
leadership to others in a service project of real value benefiting the environment, your community, or a
religious group, school, or other worthy group.
For more information see the Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Workbook, BSA publication
No. 18-927.
(If your patrol is thinking of an activity, please get documented approval from the Scoutmaster before the
activity. If you have questions as to what qualifies and what does not, please do not hesitate to contact the
Scoutmaster.)
* NOTE: All of the above examples may be used for the Second Class requirement except: "Assisting an
Eagle Scout candidate with their approved service project."
Regarding Service Projects as a Troop, the Troop will do approximately 1 authorized
community service activity a month. An authorized project will provide adult troop
leadership. All other community service events are available to scouts to participate in
but they will need to have the approval of their parent/guardian as well as provide their
own supervision.