I have spent the bulk of my childhood in scouting. The day I achieved the rank of Eagle Scout was my entrance into adulthood. Cub Scouts began at age 6 as a tiger cub. After four years I worked up to Webelo, which stands for We’ll Be Loyal Scouts, and at age 12 became an official Boy Scout. By the summer of 2014, I had achieved the rank of Life Scout; the last step before Eagle Scout. In order to become an Eagle Scout, one must complete the 21 required merit badges and 10 non-required badges. As well as an Eagle Scout project. I must plan, raise funds, supervise, and complete the project with minimal help from others. Luck favored me as to have such an amazing community and family guidance, so it was less daunting than I anticipated.…show more content… A close family member lives there and it was important to “give back” to them. The project was three parts: landscaping (installation of five large and six small juniper evergreens), window boxes (installation of three boxes six feet in length), and a butterfly garden (mulch, two butterfly bushes, and three decorative grasses). Last was a large stone and a bird bath to commemorate the project. The first surveying pictures were taken in early January 2015 and total completion was September 2015, a very long process. This was quite an undertaking; it required many of the skills I had learned through being a boy scout. As a patrol leader I spent hours planning campouts and service projects. Fundraising and people skills taught by my parents and church. Leadership learned from years of field experience and a week at NYLT (National Youth Leadership
