The Boxes Are Complete!

Hello everyone. This is Tommy. We finished the two sandboxes at Harelson Elementary School two weeks ago on Saturday January 22. It took half the time to build the boxes as planned, we were done by noon and had Eeggees sandwiches and lemon frozen slushes for lunch. The boxes turned out nice and the principal Mr.Heinemann and his wife came by during the work and was amazed at the number of scouts and adults that were helping. He asked me to come by the next Monday morning at the start of school so the kindergartners could say thanks for the new sandboxes. They didn't know they were getting them so they were going to be surprised. I went by on Monday and they were real excited and already playing in them. The teachers were also happy to have the sandboxes. They said they have been wanting them for a few years.

Here we are just getting started by digging the post holes for the boxes.

The wood is getting ready to be cut

After cutting the drilling and assembly of the posts and boards is being done.

The boxes were put together with two halves and then bolted together after putting them in the holes.

When the two halves were put together we had to get them level and square in the holes that were dug. We used the 2 feet of board we cut off of some of the boards as corner seats for the kids.

We had to fill in the postholes and tamp the dirt down so the boxes would not move.

The final loads of sand were then put into the boxes.

The Troop left their mark on the final products.

Here is the whole scout troop that worked on the project.

Thanks to all of my scout friends and adults that helped with the project. I got a big envelope of thank you notes from the kindergartners and their teachers because they really like their new sandboxes.

Tommy

Sandbox Project A Success!

Thanks to a lot of help from my troop we finished the two sandboxes today. It took less time than we thought and we were done by lunchtime.

I will be posting pictures tomorrow.

Thanks to everyone that worked today and helped with donations and encouragement

Phase 1 is Complete!

Thanks to Ryan Backman and TJ Davis we completed the staining of all the wood yesterday Sunday Jan 16.

The next step will be marking the build site for the sandboxes. I will be doing this on Friday 21st after school.

Then the full project is Saturday Jan 22 2011.

If you would like to come by and encourage my troop this Saturday we will be at Harelson Elementary From 8:00 until 4:00. The address is 826 west Chapala Drive, on the corner of Chapala and Paseo Del Norte. If you have contributed to my Project this is a chance to see your contribution at work.

Last Approval Is In!

I got the final approval from the Catalina council today for my Eagle project plan. Next step is to start using some of the funds for buying the wood and stuff.

I am now up to $600+ thanks to all of my friends for donating. I got a donation from Bob's Material Supply for some of the cost of the sand and delivery. Thanks to the general manager Tom!

Merry Christmas Everyone

Hello friends of my Dad.

It is almost Christmas and exactly one month until my Eagle Project is done. I got approvals from the principal at Harelson my scoutmaster and project counselor last week. One more to go from the Council.

Thank you people that have helped me with donations. I am now have more than $400. If you have not read about my project you can by clicking on my blog. If you can help click on the donate button.

Merry Christmas everyone.

I am going to get final approvals on my project this week from the principal of Harelson Elementary and then my scoutmaster and project counselor.

me and dad built a garden box last weekend that is the same design as the sandboxes. I took notes about how long it takes. we will need all day for my project and time on a day ahead to do the staining.

The fundraising has been really good so far. I have $250 through this website. Thanks to Mrs. Julie D., Mr. John OB, Mr. Rich P., Mrs. Denise S., Mrs. Kathy K,. Mr. Michael P., Mr. Randy B. and Mrs. Kim P.

The Sandboxes Project

I'm scheduled to build and install the sandboxes on Saturday January 22nd 2011. Here are some pictures of the site at Harelson Elementary School that we'll be installing the sandboxes. The boxes will measure 16 feet long by 6 feet wide and will be 1 foot high. They will have about 6 inches of sand in them. They will be built out of redwood with 2"x6" boards as the sides and 4"x4" pieces as the posts. There will be 2 foot benches on each corner.

I'm working on getting donations from the school community, family, friends, neighbors and local businesses. The donations will all go towards the Sandbox Project not the Boy Scouts. If there are funds remaining after the project is complete they will be donated to the special education program at Harelson Elementary School. My estimate of the project's cost is $900. I'll be posting the fundraising progress each week. Thanks for considering helping me with my Eagle Scout Service Project.

Here I am getting measurements at the site and talking over the project with the school principal.

Here I am drawing up the plan and figuring out the costs of the materials.

Here I'm reviewing the early plans with my scoutmaster and Eagle Project coordinator.