STEPHEN AUYEUNG 'S EAGLE PROJECT
May 21 and 28, 2005
 
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On Saturdays May 21 and May 28, 2005, around 30 scouts and adults from Troop 202 built two memorial benches to encircle two Mulberry trees at Thornhill School in Oakland. The first Saturday involved staining the redwood and painting the eight steel supports for the benches. On the second Saturday, the benches were installed at Thornhill School. First, the benches were centered and the eight support holes were marked, after which the holes were dug two feet. After a lunch break with pizza, the benches were put in place and the concrete was mixed and poured to anchor the benches in place. The successful completion of the project was greatly appreciated by Thornhill School as it gave the students an outdoors place to rest during recess.

Sanding supports prior to painting

 

Staining redwood boards

 

Drilling holes to attach the supports

 

Bench after assembly

 

Laying out bench to mark holes for supports

 

That looks about right!

 

Starting support holes

 

Breaking up asphalt

 

Digging out support holes

 

Removing dirt and asphalt

 

Mixing concrete

 

Mixing concrete for the other bench

 

Shoveling concrete in support holes

 

Topping off hole with concrete

 

Leaving handprint for posterity

 

One of two completed benches

 

Some of the crew who worked on the project

 

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