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Service to America
Service Projects
Community Service Hours
for the summit commitment involve youth! Projects must have a definition and a real
purpose ... they must hold a true importance to the participating Scouts.
Projects must be compatible with the aims and objectives of the Scouting movement.
Community service projects may also include Eagle Scout projects and
the Scouting for Food program in your local council.
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Suggested Service Projects List
Project Ideas for Packs, Troops, and Varsity Scout Teams
Place flower and flags on graves on Memorial Day
Begin a neighborhood watch program
Offer service during community events
Clean up litter in a vacant lot
Assist in building a flowerbed at a park
Plant trees in an open field
Visit the elderly at a nursing home and perform skits and songs
Offer painting services to a local nursing home or youth hostel
Assist in or begin a community-wide improvement day
Volunteer service at a hospital
Adopt a section of highway and clean it regularly
Adopt a local stream and maintain It
Clean a section of state campgrounds, build a supply of firewood, and keep the sites
clean
Set up a fingerprint registration for youth In your area In cooperation with the local
police force
Hold a bicycle safety day
Paint street numbers on curbs in your neighborhood
Paint fire hydrants in your neighborhood
Hold a day camp for underprivileged youth; provide activities and lunch
Fix up a local playground
Clean graffiti in the area
Create a big-brother program
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These projects are only suggestions! Use your imagination to come up with other
projects that are worthwhile to your Scouts!
Scouters are encouraged to participate in the planning of the projects, along with the
Scouts in your unit.
A Service to America patch recognition is available for Scouts who meet their community
service goal. Your local council and Order of the Arrow are able to assist you with the
purchase of these patches.
Please contact your local council service center if you have any questions.
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Revised 7/2/98.
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