In the planning section and its subsections, I discuss some of the components planned for my project and documents which I developed to support my proposal and project building efforts.
I began my project research and initial planning during October/November of 2015 by looking into eleven different projects and trying to narrow down and identify which project that I wanted to do. I decided on merging two projects that Ms. Melinda Whicher, the Park Manger at Kings Landing Park, had which was the demolition of an overgrown tennis court and basketball court and the other project was building a low ropes course. I developed my plan from ideas that I got from Camp Goshen, other Boys Scout/church camps which I attended, Ms. Whicher, and low ropes/team building activities on the internet. I gained Troop committee approval after three meetings. The committee helped me to refine my project and become better prepared by requiring design drawings for the overall project and the eleven individual activities. I received their approval and started my project in March 2016 with much of the work completed by May. I overcame my last project challenge of asphalt removal in June 2016 with nine large truck loads of asphalt for the final project completion.
Below are some photos of the tennis court that would require removing the fence with its overgrown trees and vines as well the asphalt from both courts. The last two pictures are the overgrown basketball court.
Below is the presentation of my Project Proposal that I developed during my planning efforts which I used to describe my project and plan to the Troop committee, district representative and my prospective donors. I altered it as my project developed or received ideas and recommendations from Troop committee and community members.
Below is the beneficiary (Calvert Nature Society) agreement and requirements that I needed to follow to work and complete my project at Kings Landing Park. I used some of this language to prepare my permission forms.
Below is a drawing that I made for my project committee meeting to gain committee approval. It lays out my activities and their locations around where the tennis court used to be. I used this to put my flag markers out for each activity. I had to shift the layout some to give room for the monkey bridge and cargo net next to the trees.
Below is the updated list of activities that I discussed with the committee to gain their approval along with detailed designs of each activity including layout and dimensions of each piece of material that I needed to purchase when making the activity and draft timeline for working on my project.
Below is my approved Project Proposal from my workbook.
Below is my approved Fundraising Application from my workbook.
Below is my Final Project Plan from my workbook.
Below is the document with the major Phases of my project that I attached to my Final Plan.
Below are more detailed plans/schedules that I used during the major demolition and building phases. As you can see, many of the activities in my second phase moved to later dates due to changes in my plans for issues such as weather, delay in receiving materials or getting wrong materials (wrong size eyebolts for monkey bridge) which caused a shift in work being completed on those days and pushed to a later date.
Below is the safety briefing that I developed to brief volunteer workers on the work site.
Below are some of the safety posters that I developed, lamented and placed on each of the activities.
Below is an example of one of the two permission forms that I used for youth and adults.