Eagle
Scout candidate works to help those in need locally
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[February 19, 2015]
LINCOLN - At fifteen years of age, Boy
Scout, Carter McCraith has decided it is time to reach a bit higher,
and try to achieve Eagle Scout status. Carter is the son of Tim and
Kelly McCraith and belongs to Boy Scout Troop #102 in Lincoln.
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In order to earn his Eagle Scout, Carter has decided
to work for the next few months to help provide food to the hungry
in Logan County.
In order to qualify for Eagle Scout candidacy, a scout first has to
achieve a certain pinnacle in his Scout career. McCraith has
participated in the programs and earned the badges necessary to get
him to that point.
The next step was to come up with an idea that would be Eagle Scout
worthy. The work of the Eagle Scout has to follow certain guidelines
that include exercising organizational skills, creating and leading
a team, and performing an act that will benefit a community.
For McCraith, the first step was to come up with an idea. He said in
thinking about what to do, he knew that each year the need for food
at local food pantries is growing. He thought about those in Logan
County who don’t have what they need to eat each day, and decided
that to do monthly food drives would be a worthwhile cause for his
Eagle Scout project.
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He then had to define a plan as to how he would achieve his goal.
The plan was then submitted to an oversight council who reviewed his
proposed project and approved it as being a worthy effort for an
Eagle Scout.
Carter then needed to put together his team. According to his plan,
he was going to solicit help from area churches for the food drive.
He chose his team members based on their willingness to work and
also their affiliation with local churches.
Carter’s team members include Zac Smith, Zac Craig, David Papach and
Carter Robison. Each of the boys will address their local churches,
explain the purpose of the food drive, and seek donations.
When donations come in, the team will work together to document the
amount of food collected by weight. Food will them be distributed to
the Logan County Food Pantry and the food pantry at the Holy Family
Catholic Church in Lincoln.
Churches that are being asked to help will include Holy Family, St.
Mary's Catholic in Atlanta, Faith Assembly of God and Zion Lutheran
Church in Lincoln.
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![](http://archives.lincolndailynews.com/2015/Feb/17/images/ads/current/graue_revolving_ad_120114.gif) As the leader and candidate, Carter’s responsibilities
include meeting with his team and helping them develop their
talking points for the presentations at the churches. He also
worked with them in preparing collection boxes that will draw
attention to the food drive. Once food is collected, he will
continue his leadership role by instructing the team on how to
weigh and document collections, and how to go about distributing
the food to the two food pantries.
Boxes will be placed in the four churches, with food collected
on the third Sunday of each month through April. This will give
the scouts an opportunity to offer food donations to the food
pantries three times during the project.
Throughout the process, Carter will document the progress of the
project and in the end submit a final report to the Council. His
performance as a leader and the result of the project will then
be considered. If the council deems it to have been a
successful, well run project, Carter will be awarded his Eagle
Scout designation.
For the 15-year-old, the designation is a very important goal.
Though he is only a freshman at Lincoln Community High School,
he is looking ahead to his future.
He noted that while there are many boy scouts, there are few
Eagle Scouts. He said, “When you tell someone you are an Eagle
Scout, they take notice. To have an Eagle Scout looks good on
college applications and job applications.”
LDN wishes Carter and his team the best of luck, and look
forward to seeing another Eagle Scout in Logan County.
[Nila Smith]
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