Is there any information available online that describes what counts as “service hours” for Star, Life, and Eagle?
Does service to/at a religious institution count? Also, I’ve had a sage Scouter tell me that Scouts are not allowed to count the time helping out on Eagle projects as service hours. Where can I find out about that? (Tom McCandless, SM, Westchester-Putnam Council, NY) “A service project is a special Good Turn that allows you to put Scout spirit into action. Service projects can take many forms–community cleanup; repairing a church, a museum, or the home of an elderly person; improving wildlife habitat; volunteering at a hospital or with a public safety group; organizing a recycling effort; cleaning up a neighborhood lot or park; or any of a thousand other possibilities.” “A service project (will benefit) the environment, your community, or a religious group, school, or other worthy group.” Those two quotes are from…your guessed it…the Boy Scout Handbook. So, the next time some ill-informed buffoon throws something at you that doesn’t seem to make sense, challenge ’em. Tell ’em, “Sa
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