Permission obtained
from Anita at the Shawnee Indian Mission. Park on Canterbury Road.
Cache is starting with some Boy Scout patches, etc.
Reaching the rank
of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America requires years of
dedication and hard work. In addition to 21 required merit badges,
each Scout must complete a project that . on average . requires 167
service hours. In 2008 alone, that translated to $16 million in
service (based on the national volunteer hour value of
$19.51).
This cache is part
of a nationwide geocaching series called "Cache to Eagle". that
showcases these special contributions.
Over its first 100
years, Scouting has provided millions of hours of service to
communities across America. For our 100th Anniversary, we're
celebrating that legacy with special service opportunities through,
"A Year of Celebration, A Century of Making a
Difference."
This cache will
highlight one of the 12 points of the Scout Law, one of the 13
districts in the Heart of America Council, B.S.A. and an Eagle
Scout project in the district.
A Scout is
Brave.
A Scout can face
danger although he is afraid. He has the courage to stand for what
he thinks is right even if others laugh at him or threaten
him.
The
Northern
Tier District serves
Northern Johnson county area, north of 75th street, including the
cities of DeSoto, Shawnee, Overland Park, Merriam, Mission, Roeland
Park, Fairway, Mission Hills, and Prairie Village.
The Eagle
Scout project consisted of cleaning out the brush in the cemetery
and sanding and painting the iron fence.