This has been a very long project from start to finish but well worth it.
Kaleb's phone skills alone have greatly improved through this project but the part that I love the most is the fact that he came up with this idea on his own and implemented it to the finish!
It started on the many trips to the landfill last Spring.
There was so much stuff piled in the outbuilding when we moved in to our new house that needed to be disposed of. At the landfill, Kaleb noticed that their signage was lacking in a huge way.
Here is a sampling of their signage before Kaleb's proposal.
After brainstorming with all of us and coming up with a plan,
he met with the powers that be at the Logan Landfill and showed
them what their signs could look like.
He told them that when he had dumped several loads they quickly
discovered that at times they had dumped the load in the wrong area....oops.
Some guy with a skip loader would scoop up the mistake
and drive it over to the right area. The guys at the landfill loved the idea
and helped Kaleb make it into a plan to fit their needs.
They were very excited because the landfill has never had
an Eagle Project before.
It made them feel special.
Here is Kaleb's Eagle Project for the Logan Landfill
A Key and Directional Signs.
It took 4 work days plus hours in between....
350 man hours, 2 gallons of paint
4 sub sandwiches, 4 bags of chips, three pans of brownies,
3 dozen doughnuts, 25 cups of hot chocolate, about 10 bent nails,
39 helpers and lots of laughter!
Kaleb did awesome directing the whole show.
It was great, someone would ask me what is next and
I would direct all the questions to Kaleb.
It felt good to not be in charge.
Kirk was cutting out the signs freezing his you know what off in the outbuilding and the rest of us was sanding the pieces and assembling the stands for the signs.
I had a helper. Lizzy had to taste the wood to make sure it was good.
I think it passed her inspection.
If you ever host a scout function, they want donuts. Andrew was hiding a donut behind his back.
It really helped having Jared there to help run tools.
And then we have Makayla for comic relief
No...that is not Victoria! That is another beautiful friend!
Kaleb has made friends with the Hyde Park Missionaries. The beautiful part of this friendship is that they know we are Christian and attend Alpine Christian Church. There is a certain respect for each others religion and way of worship. These two guys, Andrade and Tolepai are some of the nicest guys. They brought all their friends to help Kaleb with his project.
They are awesome!
We had to sand a ton of letters for the sign, nail and glue them into place then paint them.
A construction workers favorite words....hazardous....garbage.....demolition...rock!
There was so much comedy going on the work days flew by. And boy did it get cold once the sun dropped down to the Wellsvilles.
These guys worked hard and in the cold too.
It looked like organized chaos. It was fun though. I enjoyed all the work.
Kaleb...the Boss Man!
And Kaleb exhibiting his authority telling his brother what to do!
It had snowed the day before the deliver date to the landfill so there was some extra prep just to get the trailer loaded.
This was a God thing. Kaleb never measured the width of the trailer. The base of the biggest sign had exactly a half an inch on either side! Whew, that was mighty close.
All loaded and ready to go! Well, almost.
Tolepai. Try pronouncing his name.
I bet you mess up. It took me so many tries to get it right.
He is a very nice young man.
Andrade giving the thumbs up!
The Boss Man says it's time to go.
Kaleb's signage really worked. You could actually see it from a distance. They were very recognizable.
Of course Warren at the landfill had to bring out the Tonka to level the ground so the signs would sit square on the ground. The whole ground shook when he drove up in that thing.
The last sign went in the entrance. Someone from Kirk's work came up to him, not knowing that all the signs were Kaleb's Eagle Project, to show him these really cool pictures of these new signs down at the landfill. Kirk was a proud Dad that very moment. It is very exciting.
Ta-Daa!
Troop 1's newest Eagle Scout!
