Friday was our Messenger of Peace Day of Service.
We went out into a local community and help with a service project. Our project was a rain garden to help with runoff that would normally flood some kids baseball fields. We were bused into the town of Beckley, WV. We moved sand, rock, and mulch. We planted around 300 plants.
Heading out to catch our bus to our project.
Augie, Andrew, Daniel, Tristan, Lucas, Thomas, Matt waiting for the bus.
Adam, Issac S., Nick, Thomas, Alex, and others.
The scouts were checking out a military vehicle that drove past our line.
Ryan, the only one looking up during the bus ride.
Before picture
Instructions from the project coordinator.
Ryan and Ian hauling the mulch to the next patrol spread the mulch.
Augie, Daniel, Alex, and William loading the wheel barrows.
William, Daniel, Ian, Alex, Augie, Issac D. and Thomas loading and hauling mulch.
Lucas and Issac taking turns with Tristan, and Andrew.
The Flying Tiger patrol learn why it is important build the rain garden to protect and sustain the environment.
Lunch time. We packed our lunches, but the project leader from the community provided pizza. A very nice after a few days of cold/sack lunches.
Augie running the post hole digger to make the holes for the plants.
The Rubber Duckie patrol taking a water break.
Getting close to the end.
Work crew
Finished project.
The scouts worked so fast they even had time to wash the bus.
We had to end the day with a hamburger eating contest.
Adam was a two time winner,
Alex was also a winner, so we will need to have a final contest with Alex and Adam.
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