JOSEPH F BELLAND BSA TROOP 590 EAGLE PROJECT FOR AMERICAN LEGION HANDICAP DRIVEWAY AND WALKWAY

RECEIVED AMERICAN LEGION DISTRICT
AWARD OF MERIT WITH GOLD MEDAL
FOR AMERICAN LEGION POST 127 HANDICAP FACILITIES
AN EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT
ON 05/16/2005

IF YOU WISH TO MAKE A DONATION TO HELP BUILD THE HANDICAP FACILITIES AT THE AMERICAN LEGION POST 127 HALL IN LAKE HELEN FLORIDA.

WHICH IS A FLORIDA REGISTERED BUSINESS AND DEPOSITED INTO THE BOY SCOUT TROOP 590 EAGLE PROJECT TROOP ACCOUNT FOR THE AMERICAN LEGION POST 127 AND UNIT 127 HALL HANDICAP BUILDING FUND.

ALL DONATION RECEIPT LETTER WILL BE MAILED TO THE DONATORS AT THE DONATORS CONFIRMED ADDRESS PROVIDED BY

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Describe the project you plan to do.
Design and Layout Handicap Walkway between all doors and drive way,
Confer with both country and city permit and inspectors to validate the concept design.

Install Dual Handicap Drive way 24 Foot wide spanned at street 30 feet, Extended Front Door walk way from Front Door to New Walk Way, provide a circular concrete donors plaque area with a flower garden, Get commercial bids to accomplish the design goals (Cost Estimate).

Run Fund Raisers to collect necessary funds, use volunteer labor as much as possible to clear grass where concrete will be poured for the walkway and drive ways.

Estimated cost of raw material alone is expected to exceed $4,000.00, so a lot of fund raising will be needed.

It is estimated that the fund raising will take at least twelve or more months, since donations have been slow coming in.

The actual work to install the drive way and walk ways will take two weekends of work, once the funds have been raised.

What group will benefit from the project? American Legion & other volunteer groups who currently meet at this facility

Name of religious institution, school, or community: American legion post 127
Telephone No.: (386) 228-2770
Street address: 109 cassadaga rd corner of lake view & Ohio,
City: Lake Helen
State: Florida
Zip code:

My project will be of benefit to the group because:

Currently facilities do not exist, handicap people have a hard time accessing the building, when it rains the area floods, the grounds are muddy and rutted.

Many safety hazards exist.

People who are older and handicap have many obstacles to navigate just to get to their cars, putting in handicap parking, a dual drive way with handicap walkways will solve the problem this will allow fours cars/vans park two per spot.

Another problem is where the front door is and the America flag, handicap people have a hard time in getting around the flag because of the grounds. This can be solved by extending the concrete from the front door to around the flag pole Circular design, then extended towards the street.

This will allow handicap people using walkers, wheelchairs, and scooters to now participate easier.

this was in the original concept plan but was removed for now for later consideration, because of Volusia County was against it. The county road was not designed as a area to drop off handicap people too narrow.

The project was modified to be a dual handicap parking area, with walkway from front door to rear kitchen door.

This concept was discussed with my unit leader on (Date): 10/28/2003

The project concept was discussed with the following representative of the group that will benefit from the project.

Representative's name: Paul Cartier
Representative’s Title: American Legion Post 127 Commander
Phone No.: 386-228-2515
Date of meeting: 10/26/2003

PROJECT DETAILS

Plan your work by describing the present condition, the method, materials to be used, project helpers, and a time schedule for carrying out the project. Describe any safety hazards you might face, and explain how you will ensure the safety of those carrying out the project.

If appropriate, include photographs of the area before you begin your project. Providing before-and-after photographs of your project area can give a clear example of your effort.

Description:

Handicap hazards exist. The present condition for handicap access do not exist except parking on the front lawn which is grass and when it rains leaves ruts, causing safety hazards.

The time schedule for this project will vary because of the funds needed to be raised to purchase the raw materials, it is estimated that raw material alone will exceed $4,000.00.

The plan is to use volunteer labor as much as possible. The concrete will come from a low bid provider of concrete. I will have the concept plan validated by a few local commercial concrete companies that will be able to validate the estimated cost of raw materials.

I have some experience with concrete work watching and help out the workers that installed our handicap drive way and walk way for my dad.

“Before” Photographs

The picture above shows the front door of the American Legion Hall post 127.

A small concrete pad exist by the door, the plan is to extend that pad six inches on both sides of the door and run the a new path of concrete to the new walk way in front of the building to the handicap parking area. (see concept plan)

The picture shows the right side of the front door with a bush next to it.

In front of the bush is an old handicap sign in the grass lawn, major navigation problems exist because of poor drainage and ruts creating safety hazards.

Wheelchairs, walkers, scooters have to navigate these problems, people get stuck in the ruts with their cars, people have fallen because of the hazards.

No walk way exists from front door to women’s bathroom entrance or rear doors.
See concept plan for correction to be done to fix the hazards.

PHASE 1 MAIL CAMPAIGN - FUND RAISING HAS BEGUN AND DONATIONS ARE COMING IN AS CASH AND BUILDING MATERIALS - A GREAT START - KEEP THE DONATIONS COMING AND HELP BUILD THE HANDICAP FACILITIES MUCH NEEDED

PHASE 1 MAIL CAMPAIGN - FUND RAISING DONATIONS ARE COMING IN AS CASH AND OFFICE SUPPLIES FOR FUND RAISING, AND VOLUNTEERS WORKERS FOOD GIFT CERTIFICATES ( THANK YOU PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS ) - NEED MORE CASH DONATIONS, DONATED USE OF LAND CLEARING EQUIPMENT ( A LOT OF GRASS AND DIRT NEEDS TO BE REMOVED WHERE THE CONCRETE WILL BE POURED ) OR BUILDING MATERIALS - SO FAR WE HAVE COLLECTED JUST ABOUT 1/10 th OF THE FUNDS NEEDED TO PURCHASE MATERIALS ( CONCRETE, FRAMING WOOD, ETC ), PLEASE KEEP THE DONATIONS COMING AND HELP BUILD THE HANDICAP FACILITIES MUCH NEEDED

PHASE 1 MAIL CAMPAIGN - FUND RAISING DONATIONS ARE COMING IN AS CASH ONLY THIS WEEK, $185.00 RECEIVED TODAY. PRESENTATION MADE TO AMERICAN LEGION POST 127 AND UNIT 127 ON 1/19/2004 ON PROGRESS SO FAR. PERMISSIONS GIVEN TO DISPLAY A FUND RAISING POSTER BOARD INSIDE THE HALL WITH DONATION REQUEST FORMS FOR MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS THAT MEET AT THE HALL TO HELP FUND THE HANDICAP FACILITIES. PERMISSION ALSO GIVEN FOR FUND RAISING CAR WASH ON LEGION PROPERTY. PERMISSION GIVEN TO DISPLAY A FUND RAISING SIGN ON THE FRONT LAWN TO DISPLAY FUND RAISING STATUS. LETTER OF PERMISSION FOR FUND RAISING SIGN TO BE SENT TO LAKE HELEN COMMISSION FOR APPROVAL ISSUE IS SIGN SIZE ALLOWED AND WAIVER OF ANY PERMIT FEES REQUIRED TO DISPLAY SIGN. ADDITIONAL FUND RAISING EVENTS TO BE HELD AT THE LEGION HALL WILL BE A PANCAKE BREAKFAST, SPAGHETTI & MEATBALL DINNER IN THE MARCH TIME FRAME. NEED MORE ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESS TO HELP WITH DONATIONS. NEWSPAPER PUBLICITY AND INTERNET WEB SITE PUBLICITY HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED.

NEED LOCAL BUSINESS AND SKILLED WORKERS TO VOLUNTEER MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT TO REDUCE THE REAL CASH NEEDED TO BUILD HANDICAP FACILITIES.

PLEASE KEEP THE DONATIONS COMING AND HELP BUILD THE HANDICAP FACILITIES MUCH NEEDED

BUSY WORKING LETTER OF PERMISSION FOR FUND RAISING TO LAKE HELEN COMMISSION FOR APPROVAL (SIGN SIZE ALLOWED, WAIVER OF ANY PERMIT FEES, PERMISSION TO HOLD FUND RAISING EVENTS AT THE LEGION HALL: A PANCAKE BREAKFAST, SPAGHETTI & MEATBALL DINNER).

WORKING ON PHASE 2 MAIL CAMPAIGN FOR LAKE HELEN, CASSADAGA AREA FOR DONATIONS. BUSY WITH THANK YOU CERTIFICATES FOR DONATIONS RECEIVED.

STILL NEED MORE ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESS TO HELP WITH DONATIONS. NEWSPAPER PUBLICITY AND INTERNET WEB SITE PUBLICITY HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED.

NEED LOCAL BUSINESS AND SKILLED WORKERS TO VOLUNTEER MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT TO REDUCE THE REAL CASH NEEDED TO BUILD HANDICAP FACILITIES.

PLEASE KEEP THE DONATIONS COMING AND HELP BUILD THE HANDICAP FACILITIES MUCH NEEDED

BUSY WORKING ON LETTER TO LAKE HELEN CITY COMMISSIONERS ON PERMISSION TO HOLD FUND RAISERS, FUND RAISING SIGN, CITY SUPPORT ON PURCHASES OR LOAN OF BUILDING MATERIALS, AND VOLUNTEER HELPERS. RECEIVED PHONE CALL FROM LAKE HELEN ON A MEETING WITH THE CITY ON 2-18-2004.

MEETING WITH AMERICAN LEGION POST 127 MEMBERS, AT MEMBERS MEETING ON 02-16-2004 TO SEEK DONATORS OF FUNDS AND SKILLED LABOR. WORKING ON FUND RAISING POSTER FOR LEGION HALL AND POSTER FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR CAR WASH. POSTER DISPLAYED IN LEGION HALL ON 2-10-2004 SCOUT MEETING. RECRUITED MEMBERS OF THE TROOP TO WORK AT THE CAR WASHES ON 2-28, 3-27, AND 4-10-2004 TO BE HELD AT WAL-MART.

SENT CAR WASH EMAIL 02-12-2004, TO ALL SCOUTS ABOUT PRE-SELLING OF CAR WASH TICKETS FOR $5.00, AND $2.00 GOES TO THEIR SUMMER CAMP FUND RAISER.

PRINTED AND CUT-OUT CAR-WASH TICKETS FOR WAL-MART CAR WASH PRE-SELLING FUND RAISER.

MET WITH WAL-MART OFFICIALS ON 2-13-2004 TO SIGN CONSENT FORMS FOR CAR WASH TO BE HELD 2-28, 3-27, AND 4-10-2004.

MET WITH AMERICAN LEGION MEMBERS ON 02-16-2004 AND PRE-SOLD 34 CAR WASH TICKETS. PROVIDED A OVERVIEW OF EAGLE PROJECT, AND STATUS REPORT ON FUND RAISING TO DATE.

LEGION MEMBERS VOTED TO HOLD A FUND RAISER ON MEMORIAL DAY, A COOK-OUT, AND PLACE A JAR AT EVERY MEETING FOR DONATIONS FOR THE EAGLE PROJECT.

2-18-2004 MET WITH LAKE HELEN, CITY ADMINISTRATOR DON FINDELL TO REVIEW REQUEST LETTER FOR WAIVERS AND PERMITS FOR FUND RAISING AND BUILDING OF HANDICAP FACILITIES, THAT IS SCHEDULED TO BE PRESENTED TO THE LAKE HELEN CITY COMMISSIONERS ON MARCH 4, 2004.

2-18-2004 MET WITH TROOP 590 COMMITTEE AND PROVIDED A STATUS REPORT ON PROGRESS TO DATE.

02-24-2004 waiting on call back from Don Findell on presentation to Lake Helen Commissioners on March 4, 2004. Also waiting on status of Legion Work Site review by Don.

02-25-2004 Received call back from Don FINDELL, Work site concept Plan Rev B is fine, no problems found on placement of handicap drive way & walk ways. Presentation on March 4, revision is to request street fund raiser sign 4 feet by 5 feet vs. 4 feet by 8 feet due to city restrictions. Must fax to Don a copy of new presentation to 386-228-9714.

02-28-2004 Held first Car Wash at Wal-Mart, cold weather in early morning killed most business, by 12:00 noon Sun has warmed to 60's, business was booming, major problem at Wal-Mart is you are hidden at end of Garden Area, and not allowed at the front doors to tell customer you are running a car wash.

We had several Scout stand at the drive way entrance holding a sign, high winds and cold weather were not helpful. Total receipts of $115.00 in car wash donations for handicap fund and $15.00 donated to scout summer camp fund.

First time expenses for car wash materials to be used on next two car washes amounted to about $79.00 (brushes, buckets, hose connectors, shop rages, sponges, car wash soap, food for scouts), net proceeds are about $37.00. Not what was expected.

Lesions learned, better weather, more scouts working, a wood sign and people who donation fair dollar amount for a car wash.

PRESENTATION TO LAKE HELEN CITY COMMISSIONERS ON 3-4-2004 AT 7:00 PM MEETING BEHIND POLICE STATION. THE FOLLOWING PRESENTATION WAS GIVEN ( THE PRESENTATION MS WORD ). COMMISSIONS VOTED TO SUPPORT THE BOY SCOUT EAGLE PROJECT AS FOLLOWS:

WAIVE ALL FEES FOR ANY BUILDING PERMITS, ASSISTANCE IN DIRT REMOVAL IN COUNTY RIGHT OF WAY, WAIVE FOR PERMIT FEE FOR BREAKFAST & DINNER FUND RAISERS AT LEGION HALL, CAR WASHES AT LEGION HALL, ALLOWED TO DISPLAY A FOUR FOOT BY FIVE FOOT FUND RAISER STATUS SIGN, ALLOWED TO COLLECT DONATIONS DOOR TO DOOR IN LAKE HELEN, AND AT THE CORNER OF LAKE HELEN & OHIO WITH A BUCKET.

HAD A BREAK FROM FUND RAISING AND WENT CAMPING, AND DID SOME WORK AROUND THE HOUSE.

WELL A LOT OF WORK GOT ACCOMPLISHED. CAR WASH HELD AT WAL-MART ON 3-27-2004 and 4-10-2004, TURN-OUT WAS GREAT.

TALKED WAL-MART INTO LETTING ME HAVE ANOTHER DATE FOR A CAR WASH NOW SCHEDULED FOR 06-05-2004.

DID FAMILY FEST IN DELAND AND THE CASSADAGA WATER FESTIVAL AND YES I DID A FUND RAISER AT BOTH EVENTS AND COLLECTED OVER $115.00.

TOOK ANOTHER BREAK AND GOT READY FOR THE BIG EVENT AT DELTONA HIGH SCHOOL THE JUNIOR/SENIOR PROM AND THAT WAS A BLAST AT THE ADAM MARK HOTEL IN DAYTONA BEACH.

PUT THE FUND RAISING SIGN UP AT LAKEVIEW AND OHIO OUTSIDE THE AMERICAN LEGION HALL, PAINTING THE SIGN WAS A LOT OF WORK.

NOW I'M BACK TO SENDING OUT FUND RAISING LETTERS FOR LAKE HELEN RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES. WILL BE STANDING ON THE CORNER THIS WEEKEND FOR BUCKET COLLECTION OF FUNDS.

AMERICAN LEGION POST VOTED TO KEEP THE HALL AND NOT SELL IT TO A LOCAL DEVELOPER.

AMERICAN LEGION NEWSLETTER MAY/JUNE CONTAINS A FUNDRAISING FORM FOR MEMBERSHIP DONATION FOR THE HANDICAP FACILITIES.

AMERICAN LEGION HAS PLACED A COLLECTIONS BUCKET AT ALL MEETINGS FOR MEMBERSHIP DONATIONS. MEMORIAL DAY FUND RAISER FOR HANDICAP FACILITIES TO BE RUN BY LEGION MEMBERSHIP, WITH THE PROFIT TURN OVER TO THE EAGLE PROJECT FUND RAISER ACCOUNT.

AMERICAN LEGION RELEASE A PRESS RELEASE TO ALL NEWSPAPERS AND ONLY THE DELAND-BEACON CARRIED THE STORY ABOUT THE LEGION HALL IS NOT TO BE SOLD.

THE BEACON ALSO DID A PLEA FOR DONATED FUNDS AND SHOWED A PICTURE OF THE FUND RAISING SIGN WITH MY PHONE NUMBER.

WELL A WEEK HAS GONE BY AND STILL NO PHONE CALLS, NO DONATIONS RECEIVED. LEGION MEMBERS ARE NOT RESPONDING TO THE HANDICAP FUND RAISER. NOT ONE DONATION RECEIVED FROM A MEMBER OF THE POST FROM THE NEWS LETTER MAILING.

THE LAKE HELEN MAILING HAS BEEN COMPLETED NOW FOR ALMOST TWO WEEKS AND STILL NOTHING FROM ANY BUSINESS.

GEE I'M LEARNING A BAD LESSON HERE, BUSINESS APPEAR TO NOT CARE, TOO MUCH RED TAPE, OR CAN IT BE THEY HAVE SHORT ARMS AND DEEP POCKETS WHEN IT COMES TO HELPING OUT A LOCAL VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION.

WE DID RECEIVED TWO SORRY LETTERS, WE CAN NOT DONATE BECAUSE ...... THE EXCUSES ARE ALMOST THE SAME - BUSINESS DO NOT SUPPORT THE COMMUNITIES THEY GET THEIR BUSINESS FROM.

WELL GOOD NEWS THE LEGION & AUX 127 HELD A MEMORIAL DAY LUNCH AND DONATED THE PROCEEDS TO THE EAGLE PROJECTS, A TON OF GREAT FOOD AND DRINK CHEAP AND THEY DONATED $108.00.

TWO NEW CAR WASH DATES 6-5-2004 (WAL-MART) AND 6-19-2004 (MCDONALD'S) BOTH ORANGE CITY STORES.

WELL JUST FINISHED A RAIN SOAKED CAR WASH AT WAL-MART, TURN OUT WAS VERY POOR DUE TO WEATHER. STILL WORKING ON GETTING DONATIONS FROM ORGANIZATION THAT MEET AT THE LEGION HALL AND OTHER VOLUSIA BASED COMPANIES.

GOT A CHECK FROM KOREAN WAR VETERAN'S ASSOCIATION AND WILL BE MEETING WITH THE WEST VOLUSIA SADDLE CLUB. STILL CALLING AROUND FOR ORGANIZATIONS TO GET ON THEIR MEETING SCHEDULE TO MAKE PRESENTATION FOR DONATIONS.

KOREAN WAR VETERAN'S PRESIDENT BOB BAIZER AGE 72 AND AN LIFE SCOUT VOLUNTEERED TO HELP OUT WITH THE CONCRETE BOB HAS YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.

WELL I LEARNED A FEW THING LIKE NEVER DO A CAR WASH AT MCDONALDS IN 90-100 DEGREES AND THAT PEOPLE WHO USE THE DRIVE THRU NEVER GET A CAR WASH THEY JUST WANT FAST FOOD.

LUCKY WE WERE NEAR A SERVICE ROAD BECAUSE MOST OF OUR TRAFFIC FOR CAR WASHES CAN FROM THIS SOURCE. CAR WASH TURN-OUT WAS POOR COMPARE TO A WAL-MART CAR WASH.

THE LIONS CLUB MADE A MAJOR DONATION FOR THE HANDICAP PROJECT $250.00 - A BIG THANK YOU.

WELL WAL-MART CAME THRU AGAIN FOR THE EAGLE PROJECT THEY GAVE ME FOUR ADDITION CAR WASH DATES ONE PER MONTH, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER. PROJECT IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION BY XMAS SCHOOL BREAK 2004.

WORKING ON THE JULY 3RD (4TH) PARADE FLOAT FOR DONATION IN LAKE HELEN COLLECTION AND MAKING THE SIGNS FOR OUR TROOP BBQ AND CAR BASH IN THE PARK AFTER THE PARADE.

BOY THAT WAS A LOT OF HARD WORK, MAKING SIGNS THAT WERE FOUR FEET BY EIGHT FEET AND PUTTING THEM ON DAD'S MONSTER TRUCK (THE BIG EXCURSION).

WE WALKED THE PARADE ROUTE WITH THE EXCURSION LOADED WITH SIGNS AND MUSIC, USING RED BUCKETS TO HOLD DONATIONS.

THE PEOPLE LINED UP TO VIEW THE PARADE WERE VERY NICE AND THEY DONATED FUNDS, FOR THE EAGLE PROJECT - COLLECTED $158.00.

RECEIVED A FEW MORE $100.00 DONATIONS FROM ORGANIZATIONS & PRIVATE CITIZENS - - A BIG THANK YOU NOW 77 PERCENT OF FUND RAISING GOAL.

SUMMER CAMP BREAK - TIME TO WORK ON A FEW MERIT BADGES AND HAVE FUN WITH THE GUYS.

SENDING OUT ANOTHER ROUND OF DONATION REQUEST MAILING TO CORPORATE SPONSORS AND CHASING DOWN DONATIONS PROMISED BUT NOT DELIVERED YET.

GEE NOW I'M A DONATIONS PROMISES DEBT COLLECTOR. GEE THIS IS FUN: PHONE TAG, AND CHECK IN THE MAIL STUFF.

STILL CHASING DOWN SPONSORS PROMISED DONATIONS, GETTING READY FOR DOOR TO DOOR COLLECTIONS IN LAKE HELEN.

MADE A VISIT TO MY BIRTH DOCTOR, A LIFE SCOUT TO COLLECT A $100.00 DONATIONS PROMISED AND DELIVERED, THANK YOU DOCTOR BOWLES, A TRUE SCOUTER!!! AND A MAN OF HIS WORD.

STARTING DOOR TO DOOR IN LAKE HELEN, AND THE PEOPLE ARE VERY FRIENDLY AND THEY ARE GIVING DONATIONS TO SPONSOR THE EAGLE PROJECT. MEET A TON OF SCOUTERS AND EX-LEGION MEMBERS OF THE POST.

I DID GET A FEW WHO SAID THEY WOULD MAIL IN A DONATION, BUT THEY NEVER DID. I LEARNED YOU HAVE TO GO FACE TO FACE WITH THE PEOPLE TO MAKE YOUR DONATION REQUEST PITCH TO GET ANYTHING. NOW THE HOUSE TO HOUSE PEOPLE OF LAKE HELEN GAVE CHANGE AND A FEW DOLLARS AND IT ALL ADDS UP QUICKLY.

DOOR TO DOOR IN LAKE HELEN SEEKING DONATIONS, IT'S A BIG AREA TO COVER WALKING DOOR TO DOOR. THANKS DAD FOR GETTING US BETWEEN STREETS AND AROUND LAKE HELEN REMOTE AREA'S.

WOW WHAT A WEEK THE HURRICANE CHARLEY 08-14-2004 WAS REAL PAIN, LOTS OF TREES AND DAMAGE ALL OVER. HAD TO CANCEL CAR WASH AT WAL-MART DUE TO DAMAGE, CONSTANT RAIN. NO ELECTRIC POWER FOR 3 1/2 DAYS.

STILL CLEANING UP FROM CHARLEY, WORKING ON PALMS MERIT BADGES, AND WORKING ON A TON OF HOME WORK AFTER BEING OUT OF SCHOOL FOR A WEEK.

TALKED WITH A FEW SPONSORS AND SENT DONATION REQUEST LETTER A SOME MORE CORPORATE SPONSORS. DOOR TO DOOR IN LAKE HELEN SEEKING DONATIONS.

TWO HURRICANES IN A MONTH. FRANCES 09-04-2004 REALLY CAUSED A TON OF DAMAGE NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE IN MY LIFE, ROOFS BLOWN AWAY, TREE CRUSHED HOUSES, BUILDINGS, CARS, VANS, TRUCKS, AND ROOFS.

COMPLETED A CAR WASH 09-11-2004 AT WAL-MART AND HAD EXCELLENT HELPERS TO WASH CARS.

MY THREE EAGLE SCOUT BROTHERS AND MY BROTHER VICTOR (SOON TO BE A LIFE SCOUT) ALL HELPED.

BUSINESS WAS SLOW, BECAUSE OF RAIN, BUT WE MADE $140.00 TODAY FOR MY EAGLE PROJECT. SUNDAY 09-12-2004 WENT DOOR TO DOOR IN LAKE HELEN COLLECTING DONATIONS.

DID SOME COMMUNITY SERVICE WORK HELPING OUT TWO LAKE HELEN CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR COMMISSIONERS POST IN LAKE HELEN. PUT UP CAMPAIGN SIGNS AROUND TOWN.

ATTENDED THE AMERICAN LEGION MEETING ON 9-20-2004 AND PROVIDED FUND RAISING STATUS AS OF 8-29-2004 I HAVE COLLECTED $3,965.00 AS RECORDED BY OUR TROOP TREASURE.

STILL NOT GETTING MUCH SUPPORT FROM THE LEGION POST 127 MEMBERS IN DONATIONS.

GOOD NEWS LAKE HELEN HAS A PROGRAM FOR MATCHING FUNDS FOR "LAKEVIEW" BEAUTIFICATION AND I MAY QUALIFY BASED ON MY FUND RAISING FOR THE EAGLE PROJECT. WORKING ON NEEDED PAPER WORK TO GET THINGS STARTED.

WORKING ALL WEEK TO GET A CONCEPT PLAN TOGETHER FOR MATCHING FUNDS FROM LAKE HELEN FOR ADDITION ENHANCEMENTS AS FOLLOW ON EAGLE PROJECTS, FOR OTHER SCOUTS.

WORKING ALL WEEK TO GET THE NEW PAPER WORK READY FOR THE LAKE HELEN BUILDING PERMIT AND A NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT. NEED A SURVEY OF THE LEGION PROPERTY.

NOW WE NEED AN AMERICAN LEGION GROUNDS SURVEY AND NO ONE KNOWS WHERE IT IS OR WAS ONE EVER DONE?

BIG PLUS FOR THE HANDICAP FACILITIES FOR AMERICAN LEGION IS NOW THAT I HAVE RAISED OVER $4,000.00 I CAN QUALIFY FOR NEW LAKE HELEN "LAKEVIEW" BEAUTIFICATION MATCHING FUNDS SOME OF ABOUT $5,000.00. WORKING WITH A FEW TOWN FOLKS TO GET THE NECESSARY PAPER WORK, DESIGNS AND PRESENTATIONS, DONE.

MY NEXT TO LAST CAR WASH FUND RAISER TO REACH MY GOAL OF $4,650.00 AND BOY DID WE ALL WASH A TON OF CARS, TRUCKS, BIG 4X4, AND A FEW MONSTER TRUCKS. NICE DAY TO CAR WASHES.

GETTING READY FOR THE TROOPS BIG FUND RAISER "LAKE HELEN HAUNTED HOUSE" "STOP IN FOR A BITE".

THE FAMILY DOES A ROOM THERE EACH YEAR AND MOM'S GETS TO PLAY A WITCH AND HAVE FUN.

LAST YEAR I BUILT A COFFIN WITH FOG AND BLACK LIGHT AND REAL SCARY SOUNDS. THIS YEAR WILL BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT AND STILL WORKING ON THE PLANS.

THE HAUNTED HOUSE WAS A LOT OF WORK AND A MAJOR SUCCESS WE DOUBLED LAST YEARS NUMBERS, AND WE ALL HAD A TON OF FUN.

EAGLE PROJECT FUND RAISER, WE SOLD SODA, AND SPRING WATER AT THE HAUNTED HOUSE TO RAISE FUNDS. MADE $22.50 AFTER EXPENSES. ICE COST A TONE OF MONEY, COULD NOT FIND ONE SOURCE TO DONATE ICE.

A NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT. A REAL NEW TWIST, SINCE BEING TOLD ALL WE NEEDED WAS A BUILDING PERMIT. VOLUSIA COUNTY NOW REQUIRES THIS DOCUMENT. LAKE HELEN WILL NOT ISSUE BUILDING PERMIT WITHOUT IT.

THIS NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT FORM NEEDS TO BE NOTARIZED AND SIGNED BY THE CURRENT AMERICAN LEGION COMMANDER AND ALONG WITH A SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN LEGION PROPERTY AND GIVEN TO LAKE HELEN AND VOLUSIA COUNTY IN ORDER TO GET THE BUILDING PERMIT FOR THE AMERICAN LEGION HANDICAP FACILITIES WORK TO START.

THE PAST COMMANDER OF THE POST IS LOOKING INTO WHERE THIS DOCUMENT MAY EXIST.

UPDATE THERE NEVER WAS A SURVEY DONE SINCE THE BUILDING WAS PAID FOR IN CASH WAY BACK IN 1950'S, THE POST WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1941.

NOW THE POST HAS TO GET A SURVEY AND SPEND ABOUT $400.00 TO DO SO AND THEY ARE CASH STRAPPED FOR FUNDS.

THE NEW LAKE HELEN "LAKEVIEW" BEAUTIFICATION MATCHING FUNDS HAVE BEEN SET TO A MAX OF $2,500.00 VS. THE ORIGINAL $5,000.00.

STILL WORKING WITH A FEW TOWN FOLKS AND LEGION TO GET THE NECESSARY PAPER WORK DONE TO QUALIFY FOR THE GRANT.

FINISHED UP MY LAST CAR WASH FUND RAISER TO REACH MY GOAL OF $4,650.00 AND BOY DID WE ALL WASH A TON OF CARS, TRUCKS, BOATS, VANS, BIG 4X4, AND A FEW MONSTER TRUCKS. BELOW ARE PICTURES FROM OUR LAST CAR WASH AT WAL-MART IN ORANGE CITY FLORIDA

WEEK 34 STATUS REPORT 12/08/2004

WELL ONE DELAY AFTER ANOTHER, ALL THANKS GOES TO THE NEW LEGION POST COMMANDER. SHE LOST THE ORIGINAL NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT FORM FROM VOLUSIA COUNTY.

WE HAD TO GET HER ANOTHER COPY AND THEN SHE PACK IT INTO A BOX BECAUSE SHE IS MOVING AND DOES NOT KNOW WHERE SHE PACKED IT.

WE GOT THE NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT FORM AGAIN, AND SHE IS NOT ABLE TO GET OUT OF BED TO GET IT SIGNED AND NOTARY STAMPED. THIS DELAY CARRIED ON FOR ALMOST TWO MONTHS IN TOTAL AND DELAYED ME IN GETTING A BUILDING PERMIT, NEEDED TO DO ANY WORK AT THE LEGION HALL.

THIS DELAY ALONG WITH NO SURVEY, BECAUSE THEY CLAIMED THEY HAD NO MONEY TO PAY FOR ONE (LEGION TREASURE REPORT SAID THEY HAD $10,000). THE SURVEY WAS ASKED FOR ALMOST ONE YEAR AGO.

STORY ON THE LEGION SURVEY:

THE LEGION NEVER HAD A SURVEY DONE FOR IT'S EXISTING BUILDING BECAUSE THEY PAID CASH FOR IT WAY BACK IN THE 1950'S. LEGION SOLD SHARES OF STOCK TO THEIR MEMBERS.

THIS PAID FOR THE CONSTRUCTION COST OF THE EXISTING BUILDING, MINUS ENHANCEMENTS DONE THRU THE YEARS BY OTHER MEMBERS.

NOW THE PAST LEGION COMMANDER IS LOOKING FOR SURVEY COMPANY TO DONATE THE SURVEY.

THE PAST COMMANDER PAUL CARTIER, SAVED THE DAY AND GOT THE SURVEY DONE AND DELIVERED.

PAUL E. CARTIER, DID ALL THE RESEARCH NEEDED BECAUSE NOTHING WAS CORRECTLY RECORDED WITH VOLUSIA COUNTY. PAUL HAD TO DIG THRU OLD RECORDS, CALL OLD LEGION MEMBERS AND PIECE THE PUZZLE TOGETHER. PAUL HAD ONLY BEEN AROUND AS THE LEGION COMMANDER FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS. THERE NEVER WAS A NEED FOR A SURVEY BEFORE, EVERYONE ASSUMED THEY HAD ONE SOMEPLACE.

THE WEEK WAS SPENT CHASING AFTER THE NEW POST COMMANDER TO MEET WITH HER. SHE NEVER SHOWED UP AT THE MEETING PLACE, FELL ASLEEP, THEN RESCHEDULED, AND THEN MISSED THE MEETING AGAIN.

MOM AND DAD SAVED THE DAY AND TRACKED HER DOWN TO GET THE SIGNED DOCUMENT, WHILE I WAS IN SCHOOL. SO AFTER SCHOOL I PAID HER A VISIT AT HER PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT TO GET THE SIGNED NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT FORM.

AFTER GETTING THE NOTICE OF COMMITMENT SIGNED AND NOTARY STAMPED, AND GETTING THE NEW DONATED SURVEY FROM PAUL CARTIER THE PAST COMMANDER OF AMERICAN LEGION POST 127.

I HAVE THE TWO KEY DOCUMENTS REQUIRED BY LAKE HELEN AND VOLUSIA COUNTY.

NOW I CAN APPLY FOR A BUILDING PERMIT AND WORK CAN START AT THE LEGION HALL.

THIS IS MY NEXT ADVENTURE WORKING WITH LOCAL AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT.

WENT TO VOLUSIA COUNTY CLERK OF THE COURT AND GOT IT REGISTERED, COST WAS $18.50.

GOT THE DOCUMENT REGISTRATION RECEIPT FROM VOLUSIA COUNTY CLERK OF THE COURT AND THEN HEADED TO LAKE HELEN WITH THE REGISTRATION RECEIPT.

NO PROBLEM HERE IN LAKE HELEN.

GAVE THE DOCUMENT REGISTRATION RECEIPT AND A COPY OF THE DONATED SURVEY AND CITY CLERK OF LAKE HELEN (WENDY) HAD THE BUILDING PERMIT WAITING FOR ME. THANK YOU WENDY.

NOW ONTO THE ENGINEERING MEETING WITH THE KEY HELPERS TO REVIEW THE CONSTRUCTIONS PLANS. MEETING WAS HELD-UP BECAUSE OF LACK OF SURVEY, NOTICE OF COMMITMENT, AND BUILDING PERMIT.

BELOW IS A PICTURE OF THE ONE KEY DOCUMENTS THAT TOOK ALMOST ONE YEAR TO GET AND NEEDED TO DO THE PROJECT, THE SURVEY OF 109 CASSADAGA RD LAKE HELEN, THE AMERICAN LEGION HALL POST 127 PROPERTY.

THE PROJECT	WEEK1 STATUS REPORT 01-06-2004	WEEK2 STATUS REPORT 01-13-2004	WEEK3 STATUS REPORT 01-20-2004	WEEK4 STATUS REPORT 01-27-2004
THE ESTIMATED COST	WEEK5 STATUS REPORT 02-03-2004	WEEK6 STATUS REPORT 02-10-2004	WEEK7 STATUS REPORT 02-17-2004	WEEK8 STATUS REPORT 02-24-2004
THE TEAM	WEEK9 STATUS REPORT 03-02-2004	WEEK10 STATUS REPORT 3-9-2004	WEEK11 STATUS REPORT 05/11/2004	WEEK12 STATUS REPORT 05/31/2004
FUND RAISING SPONSOR PLAQUES	WEEK13 STATUS REPORT 06-08-2004	WEEK14 STATUS REPORT 06-15-2004	WEEK15 STATUS REPORT 06-22-2004	WEEK16 STATUS REPORT 06-29-2004
DONATION FORM FOR EAGLE PROJECT	WEEK17 STATUS REPORT 07-06-2004	WEEK18 STATUS REPORT 07-14-2004	WEEK19 STATUS REPORT 07-22-2004	WEEK20 STATUS REPORT 07-29-2004
DEDICATION CEREMONY APRIL 26, 2005	WEEK21 STATUS REPORT 08-04-2004	WEEK22 STATUS REPORT 08-11-2004	WEEK23 STATUS REPORT 08-18-2004	WEEK24 STATUS REPORT 08-25-2004
DEDICATION CEREMONY PICTURES APRIL 26, 2005	WEEK25 STATUS REPORT 09-01-2004	WEEK26 STATUS REPORT 09-08-2004	WEEK27 STATUS REPORT 09-15-2004	WEEK28 STATUS REPORT 09-22-2004
DEDICATION SPEECH APRIL 26, 2005	WEEK29 STATUS REPORT 09-28-2004	WEEK30 STATUS REPORT 10-12-2004	WEEK31 STATUS REPORT 10-19-2004	WEEK32 STATUS REPORT 11-02-2004
	WEEK33 STATUS REPORT 11-23-2004	WEEK34 STATUS REPORT 12/08/2004	WEEK35 - CONSTRUCTION	WEEK36 - CONSTRUCTION
CONSTRUCTION PICTURES	WEEK37- CONSTRUCTION	WEEK38 - CONSTRUCTION	WEEK39 - CONSTRUCTION	WEEK40 - CONSTRUCTION
FUND RAISING STATUS	VOLUNTEER HELPERS SIGN UP FORM	WHO BENEFITS	PROJECT DETAILS	SCHEDULED ACTIVE FUND RAISERS - CLICK HERE TO SEE SCHEDULE
DESIGN FORM LAYOUT	VOLUSIA COUNTY PERMITS	LAKE HELEN PERMITS	VOLUSIA INSPECTIONS	LAKE HELEN INSPECTIONS
BILL OF MATERIALS	TOOLS REQUIRED TO BUILD	ESTIMATED WORK HOURS	ACTUAL WORK HOURS	PROJECT SUPPORTERS