Hi, my name is Zach Rodek and I am a current Life Scout in Boy Scout Troop 159 in Hewitt, NJ. I have been involved in scouting for more than 10 years, lasting all the way from Tigers in Cub Scouts, and I am a Junior at West Milford High School.

I plan to restore the outdoor classroom at Apshawa School in West Milford for my Eagle project. Currently, the classroom consists of six old benches facing toward the school, as well as a single round picnic table. I plan to remove the current six benches and replace them with 8 benches, add at least one more picnic table for group activities, build a whiteboard cabinet similar to map kiosks in state parks, and a podium for the convenience of the teacher. My goal of Fundraising is $1500 for the costs of the needed materials. 

Expanding the outdoor classroom will result in more space for students in the outdoor classroom, a whiteboard for use by the teacher, a place for better use of activities such as science experiments and poetry, a place for teachers to have lunch outdoors, a bigger place for after-school clubs to meet, and also a possible place for Scouts/Girl Scouts to meet. 

Thank you for taking my fundraising into consideration. Any assistance that you can provide to my project is greatly appreciated.