Preparing your Proposal

1. Download the SERVICE PROJECT WORKBOOK BSA requires that you use the current version of the workbook.
2. Save it to your computer. We recommend using a format like this where ‘t’ is your 4 digit Troop number and b/g designates Troop gender:
   firstname-lastname-t0000b or g | For example: john-scout-t0057b
3. Add your Name and Project Name to the front page and fill out the information on the Contacts page:
   ♦ For the Council Service Center – write in only the Service Center address
   ♦ For the Council or District Project Approval Representative – leave the section blank
   ♦ For the Project Coach section – provide your Adviser’s information.
4. Complete each section in the Proposal.
5. Make sure to keep a record of the hours worked by yourself, your adviser, your beneficiary and all your ‘project helpers’.

Completing the the Approvals Page

1. Use the ‘Print to PDF’ function to create a standalone Approvals page. Save it, and then open it using Adobe ‘Acrobat Reader DC’. Do NOT use a built-in, browser-based pdf reader utility.
2. Use Adobe’s ‘Fill and Sign’ feature to add your signature. You may type in your signature using one of the fonts Adobe offers (black or blue color only) or apply a previously scanned signature image. Remember to add the date you signed.
3. Save the file. We recommend using a format like this where ‘t’ is your 4 digit Troop number and b/g designates Troop gender:
   firstname-lastname-t0000b or g-signature | For example: john-scout-t0057b-signature
4. Email the signed form to your Scoutmaster
   • request an electronic signature (more information on electronic signatures)
   • and email the form back to you.
5. Repeat for your Committee Chair and Beneficiary.
6. Your online folder should now have your Project Proposal page with all the signatures required to request a review.

Real signatures

We will accept ‘wet’ signatures with the proviso that they are all on the same original document and not an assemblage of photocopies.