Fairview Park Emergency Lockdown Bucket Eagle Scout Project
Hello, my name is Parker Weitzel. I am currently a Life Scout and the Senior Patrol Leader of forty scouts in Boy Scout Troop 421 out of Fairview Park Ohio. I am a Junior at Fairview High and have attended Fairview Schools my entire life. I am working toward my Eagle Scout rank. It is estimated that only 7% of scouts achieve this.
I am trying to raise at least $5,500 for my Eagle Scout Project. I will be putting Emergency Lockdown Buckets in the four schools throughout Fairview: The Early Education Center, Gilles Sweet Elementary School, Lewis F. Mayer Middle School, and Fairview High School. The goal of these buckets is to save a life and create a space to use the rest room in a school lockdown situation. This project interests me because of my goal to go into law enforcement or the military for a career and my interest in first aid as well as being a kid in a generation where things like shooting events are becoming more and more common. I have had multiple first aid training including certifications in Stop the Bleed, CPR, and Wilderness First Aid.
My goal is to create 143 Emergency Lockdown Buckets. My lockdown buckets have two main purposes. The first is to keep someone alive if they are injured in a violent situation. Supplies such as gauze, bandages, gloves, and self-adhering medical tape will be included to do this job. The second purpose is to create a space for a restroom. The bucket, toilet seat and trash bags create the sanitary space for a student to use the restroom. The students will also need privacy to use this restroom, so I will include a tarp and duct tape to be taped up in the corner of the classroom or wherever possible. Toilet paper, kitty litter and hand sanitizer will also be included to combat smell and to provide sanitation. All of this is important because a lockdown situation can last several hours, this means that students will not be able to leave their classrooms to use the restroom.
Thank you for your time. Please consider supporting my Eagle Scout Project. Any extra money received will go towards the purchase of better or more supplies. I hope that these buckets are never needed but they will help the school be prepared and follow the Boy Scout Motto which is “Be Prepared.”
If you would like to make a donation please see my GoFundMe:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/fairview-park-emergency-bucket-eagle-scout-project?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1
If you prefer to mail your donation, please make your check payable to “BSA Troop 421” and mail to:
Parker Weitzel
4348 W. 223 St.
Fairview Park, OH 44126
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