Lake Zurich Scout earns Eagle Award
Zac Milbourn of Troop 964 needed an Eagle project, and Citizens for Conservation was in need of a cabinet to hold nests and skulls for youth education classes. The two needs met and success resulted.
Milbourn is a Lake Zurich High School graduate and incoming biology freshman with pre-med focus at Loyola of Chicago. He was secretary of the National Honor Society at Lake Zurich High School, involved in the Interact Club, worked in the children's department at the Ela Area Public Library and participated in advanced placement courses. In winter 2010, he completed his required Eagle prerequisites and was ready to search for an organization in need of his Eagle Project.
Through his involvement with the Interact Club, Milbourn learned that Citizens for Conservation had several available projects. CFC, Milbourn's Eagle coordinator, and Milbourn decided that he would build a cabinet with doors, build and install closet shelves, replace sliding closet doors with new, freshly painted bi-fold doors, build and install a cork board for displaying educational posters and clean windows and light fixtures at CFC's farmhouse headquarters.
Milbourn held successful fundraisers at Lake Zurich McDonald's and received generous donations of in-kind services in addition to materials for his project.
Citizens for Conservation is an all-volunteer organization located in Lake Barrington across from Good Shepherd Hospital. The organization is celebrating its 40th anniversary with its mission of “saving living space for living things” on its own properties as well as providing skills and knowledge to other organizations.
“Working with Zac was very easy,” said Pat Winkelman, CFC's youth education chairwoman and interim scout coordinator. “Zac was very organized and showed quality leadership skills when balancing the many aspects of his project. He was courteous, dependable and respectful of others. Moreover, he was willing to listen to his elders and consider their recommendations or suggestions during the project. We thank Zac immensely for his efforts, especially for building us the display cabinet and cork board display which is used in our youth education programs.”
Shortly after completing his project, Milbourn learned that he achieved his Eagle Award.
Learn more about Scouting in Lake Zurich by contacting the Northwest Suburban Council at www.nwsc.org.
Citizens for Conservation welcomes volunteers of all ages; find information by calling (847) 382-SAVE (7283) or by visiting www.citizensforconservation.org.