FORT LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS – The needs of the Fort Leavenworth Stray Facility, which cares for the installation’s stray and relinquished dogs and cats, were the focus of a recent Eagle Scout project.
Leavenworth High School senior Elizabeth Faught, Scouting America Troop 166, led a contingent of volunteers to build a gift drop-off box for the facility and collect items that the facility’s volunteers and pet residents use daily.
Elizabeth’s father, Troop 166 Assistant Scoutmaster Kenneth Faught, said his daughter selected the post’s stray animal facility for her project focus because, first of all, she loves cats. The Faught family adopted their cat, Trig, from the Fort Leavenworth Stray Facility in 2016. The pet-loving family also has another cat, Charlie, and a beagle-corgi mix Millie.
Secondly, Elizabeth noticed how small the old, red donation drop-off box on the facility’s porch was and knew she could help by making a larger one, Faught said.
Thirdly, Elizabeth’s best friend, Lara Herkin, volunteers at the facility. The two friends talk about FLSF and so Elizabeth was aware of the needs of the facility.
“With this knowledge, she made a two-part Eagle project,” Faught said. “The first part was to build a larger and more durable gift box. The second part was to have a gift drive to help gather needs for the stray facility.”
Eagle Scout projects help non-profit organizations and community programs and are intended to build leadership skills in the Scouts completing the projects. Elizabeth oversaw her project throughout the process, from planning to execution. Eagle Scout is the highest rank of Scouting.
Scouting America was adopted as the rebranded name of Scouts BSA/Boy Scouts of America earlier this year. The all-female Scouting America Troop 166 on Fort Leavenworth was formed in 2019. Girls were first welcomed into BSA’s Scouting programs in 2017.
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