Project

Elizabeth Levers Memorial Fund for Youth Projects Application

Project description by Tom DeGregorio to Scout committee:

For my Eagle project I would like to replace a part of the Appalachian Trail. It lies next to the intersection of Rt 403 and Rt 9 in Garrison, NY. I am replacing the existing walk way because it has begun to sink and water flows over it occasionally making it hard to walk on. Also I will realign the approach from the road.

Contributions to project: skills, volunteer hours, etc.

• 9 youth; 8 adults for 285 hours
• skilled carpenter for construction advice

Money needed

• J & J Lumber - 29, 8"x12'x3" rough sawn oak ~$1,500 donated
• Dills Best  - 60, 4"x4"x4' Trex posts ~$660 donated
• Decker Tool Rental - post digger 4 days @ 50% off $155.48
• Home Depot - bolts, washers, nuts, nails $350.57 discounted to $227.05

Request for grant of $382.53

Pictures

	Before July 2002
	Auger
	Posthole digger
	Sawing
	Construction
	Construction
	Construction
	Nailing
	Drilling
	Anchoring
	Crew
	Finished
	Tom at finish - August 2002

Evaluation

Tom DeGregorio, Troop 10 of Ossining, NY, completed a very ambitious Eagle Scout project with the final troop committee approval in October 2002. It is certainly the largest project ever undertaken by a youth group in the NY/NJ area for the Trail Conference. Tom was the recipient of the first Elizabeth Levers Memorial Fund for Youth Projects, having matched the dollars of the grant almost ten to one without including the volunteer labor with his skill at fund raising. The quality of the construction matches or exceeds that of any our local volunteer crews including the MidAtlantic ATC Crew. Even in a dry year like this, the old puncheon was frequently under water for part of its length. The new one is our first experiment with Trex as the rot proof support in our attempt to find alternatives to the toxic pressure treated woods.

Walt Daniels, an AT supervisor for the Trail Conference, said: "Tom, you have set a standard that we hope other youth volunteers can come close to meeting."