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I am in the Boy Scouts of America, an organization focused on teaching boys leadership skills, outdoor skills, and a willingness to serve others. In scouts there are six ranks, with the highest being Eagle Scout. I am currently working to become an Eagle Scout.

One significant requirement for Eagle Scout is completing a service project for your community. For my service project, I am renovating the main room on two floors at an orphanage in the town where I live. I’ll be working in cooperation with a local youth organization. The rooms that we renovate are the areas where the kids meet and play. We are going to smooth and paint the walls and windows, and install a plastic paneled ceiling. After that, an artist who works with my dad will paint some murals on the walls with the help of some of her local students.

To do this project I need to buy materials, supplies, and tools. All of the labor will be provided by volunteers. I completed a cost estimate with the help of a local workman; the total cost came to nearly $1000 for both rooms. The youth organization was inspired by this project and would like to also repair and paint the 4 corridors on the two floors where we are working with volunteers. The cost of materials for this additional work would be $950. So any extra funds raised for my project will be used for this additional work.

To complete this project at the orphanage I am looking for people to support the work financially. If you would like to make a contribution of any amount, the easiest way to do this is through paypal at this account: rmanila@springwater7.org. Be sure to check the option “I'm sending money to family or friends” to avoid paypal fees being withdrawn from any contribution using paypal or bank funds. If you need a tax-deductible receipt or would like to send a check for the donation, I have another way to receive funds, please write to me at Dan_eagle@springwater7.org for more details. One hundred percent of any money received will be used for the improvements and assistance at the orphanage.

In order to start the project on time, I borrowed money, which is why I'm fundraising after the project has begun.
Dan's Eagle Project

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Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Day Five of the Murals

Today was the fifth day of the murals, and the final major day of the project. This is my last post for this part of the project! Thank you all for following me and encouraging me.

Painting in the children 
One of the children from the orphanage came and helped us.

The mural is looking good!


This boy (who is from the orphanage) drew most of this section and helped paint a good bit of it. 

The final shot with the whole mural team in it.

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Friday, May 9, 2014

Day 4 of the Murals: Starting Mural 2

Today we finished mural one, and began the second mural. Here are some pictures of the first mural, finished.

The entire mural from the first room.

The left half of the mural from the first room.

The right half of the mural from the first room.
The opposite wall in the first room

The right half of the opposite wall in the first room

The left half of the opposite wall on the first room.

Today we mostly started painting the mural in the second room. Here are some pictures of that.
Painting some of the kids

We did a different design of tree

The sun was cool

And different people worked on it.







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Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Day 3 of the Murals

We pretty much finished the first mural on this day. It's pretty good looking now.

Beginning the painting


Painting a tree

One of the workers is inspecting his work. 
We did some of detail today.
 
One of the workers painting the mushrooms.
Here is the mural as it was at the end of the day.

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Sunday, May 4, 2014

Day 2 of the Murals

More painting of the murals. It's looking really good!

Painting leaves on a tree

More painting
Painting a tree

Sketching pictures on the wall, before the painting begins.

This is what the mural looked like at the end of the day.





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Friday, May 2, 2014

May Second Murals Begin

Today we began the murals! It was great, it will look really good when they are finished!






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Saturday, April 26, 2014

The Eleventh Day: Finishing Part 1

We finished the second room! Very little remains now, besides the painting of the murals. That is due to start in about a week. On this day we put up the ceiling molding, did some touch-up painting, painted the floor molding, and cleaned-up. We also stabilized one wall that was broken, and we began replacing the broken or missing windows.

Cutting a piece of molding

Painting the molding on the floor.

Putting together one of the light fixtures.

We painted in-between the windows. That was a pain!

Putting up the molding

We ended up stabilizing the wall

Preparing to but in a new pane of glass.

Adding glue to a piece of molding

The room at the end of the day.

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Friday, April 25, 2014

The Tenth Day: The Beginning of the Ende

On the tenth day we started the finish up. We completed the rafters and the ceiling, and we paint both walls with oil-based paint. We also began to do the windows and doors. The room is looking really good.

Putting up some of the last ceiling panels

Painting on the new oil-based paint

Doing the cutting by the edge could be annoying.

I really did work in this project, honest!

We also painted the windows

And the radiators

The windows could be difficult, do to the precision required.

Here is a comparison of the new colors and the old colors.

Finishing up for the day!

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