Nathan Palmer (far right) oversees the placement of the garden/flower box by Enoch Younce, Thadius Palmer, and Josh Hampton. Photo contributed
On Saturday, June 1, Eagle Scout candidate Nathan Palmer from Troop 1826 held a service project at the Stuart-Mosby Cavalry Museum at 13938 Braddock Road in Centreville. His Eagle Scout service project consisted of the planning, coordinating, and leading the construction of a large garden/flower box and five sitting benches. This idea stemmed from conversations between Dennis Hogge, adult scout leader, and Nathan. "I noticed there was not a lot of current available seating for visitors to use," Nathan said.
As part of this project, Nathan solicited support from local businesses. While there were those that could not participate, Lowe's Home Improvement, located at 13856 Metrotech Drive in Chantilly responded. "Mr. Pregent met with me and asked me a lot of questions about my project. He also gave me tips and suggestions to consider when building the garden/flower box and benches. I really appreciated him doing that," Nathan said.
It was from this generous donation of materials that allowed this service project to move forward at an accelerated rate. Nathan said that on the day of the supplies pickup, "Mr. Fernandez, who was the Manager on Duty, was a big help. He made sure that there were Lowe's associates available to help load all the supplies into the truck." Nathan also mentioned, "Mr. Fernandez was also there, right alongside us, helping us load everything in."
More than 37 members of the Centreville community and fellow scouts were involved with more than 75 service hours being attributed to making this service project a success. Nathan Palmer said, "I hope that these new additions will be enjoyed by those who visit the museum and are seen as a benefit to the historic Centreville district as a whole for years to come."