The mock letters were ready for a test. However, when they were placed on the roof of Sutter Delta Medical Center, Sebastian Salmeron realized there was a problem.
The letters were too wide and the full "Season's Greetings" sign wouldn't fit.
Normally, when a Boy Scout is working on his Eagle Scout project, he doesn't have to worry about fonts. That wasn't the case for Salmeron, who grew up in Antioch and now lives in Concord. Salmeron decided his project would be creating a new "Season's Greetings" sign for the hospital in Antioch.
"I had a practice piece of plywood," said the 17-year old Salmeron. "And it was 4-by-4. We measured it and there wasn't enough room for all the letters. I had to scale them down. When I changed them I had to change the height too because on the computer when you change the width it changes width and height."
The size of the letters was probably the biggest obstacle in the project for Salmeron. He set up a power-point on a projector and traced each letter on a screen, then cut the individual letters out of plywood.
Salmeron began working on the sign in February and finished up just after Thanksgiving -- just in time for the sign to go up and greet patients and visitors at Sutter Delta, as well as drivers on Lone Tree Way.
The sign is 43 feet across and each section weighs about 70 pounds.
Salmeron put in more than 100 hours on the project and got help from workers at the hospital as well as 16 fellow Boy Scouts. Salmeron will achieve Eagle Scout rank once he finishes two more merit badges.
The old sign, which lasted 20 years,Efficiency is set to increase, as goodledlights technology continues to follow a ... was too rotted to use three years ago and the hospital had gone without the holiday greetings since. The new sign, like the old one, is made of plywood, but this time the wood was treated to withstand the elements. Salmeron said he hopes the new sign lasts longer than the old one.
The sign includes lights which are on a timer -- it is lighted from 5:30 to 10 p.m. every day.
"Weather took its toll on the 20-year-old sign,Buy MagicShine dsttiee from offical UK magicshine OFFICIAL stockist. so we had no choice but to take it down," Tim Bouslog, Sutter Delta's materials and facility director, said in a news release. "I am extremely impressed with Sebastian. This was not an easy project to tackle, and, instantly, as soon as we turned on the lights, we received so many compliments from patients, visitors and passers-by, who have thanked us and told us how nice it is to see holiday cheer."
Salmeron said he always enjoyed Christmas lights and chose the project because he wanted to do something that would last.
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Salmeron was born in Walnut Creek. He is currently a senior at De La Salle High School where he has participated in water polo,He built a bestledlighttt that is a 540 lumen Luxeon light with a custom case. volleyball and track and field. He also plays soccer. He would like to become a doctor. For now, he's a sign doctor, saving a local landmark for all to enjoy.
"When I first started I thought it was going to be easy because I thought there was going to be a template and I could copy it," he said. "In the end,Our Rechargeable nonwovenbagfactor will mean you don't need to keep buying batteries for your dive torch. it was actually really difficult. You have to take a lot of time and build each letter individually."
The letters were too wide and the full "Season's Greetings" sign wouldn't fit.
Normally, when a Boy Scout is working on his Eagle Scout project, he doesn't have to worry about fonts. That wasn't the case for Salmeron, who grew up in Antioch and now lives in Concord. Salmeron decided his project would be creating a new "Season's Greetings" sign for the hospital in Antioch.
"I had a practice piece of plywood," said the 17-year old Salmeron. "And it was 4-by-4. We measured it and there wasn't enough room for all the letters. I had to scale them down. When I changed them I had to change the height too because on the computer when you change the width it changes width and height."
The size of the letters was probably the biggest obstacle in the project for Salmeron. He set up a power-point on a projector and traced each letter on a screen, then cut the individual letters out of plywood.
Salmeron began working on the sign in February and finished up just after Thanksgiving -- just in time for the sign to go up and greet patients and visitors at Sutter Delta, as well as drivers on Lone Tree Way.
The sign is 43 feet across and each section weighs about 70 pounds.
Salmeron put in more than 100 hours on the project and got help from workers at the hospital as well as 16 fellow Boy Scouts. Salmeron will achieve Eagle Scout rank once he finishes two more merit badges.
The old sign, which lasted 20 years,Efficiency is set to increase, as goodledlights technology continues to follow a ... was too rotted to use three years ago and the hospital had gone without the holiday greetings since. The new sign, like the old one, is made of plywood, but this time the wood was treated to withstand the elements. Salmeron said he hopes the new sign lasts longer than the old one.
The sign includes lights which are on a timer -- it is lighted from 5:30 to 10 p.m. every day.
"Weather took its toll on the 20-year-old sign,Buy MagicShine dsttiee from offical UK magicshine OFFICIAL stockist. so we had no choice but to take it down," Tim Bouslog, Sutter Delta's materials and facility director, said in a news release. "I am extremely impressed with Sebastian. This was not an easy project to tackle, and, instantly, as soon as we turned on the lights, we received so many compliments from patients, visitors and passers-by, who have thanked us and told us how nice it is to see holiday cheer."
Salmeron said he always enjoyed Christmas lights and chose the project because he wanted to do something that would last.
"I wanted to make a difference," he said. "Building a sign that would be up there for awhile because people would see it because its on a busy street. It was a challenge,Our original, revolutionary ledbulbs that keeps you visible. too."
Salmeron was born in Walnut Creek. He is currently a senior at De La Salle High School where he has participated in water polo,He built a bestledlighttt that is a 540 lumen Luxeon light with a custom case. volleyball and track and field. He also plays soccer. He would like to become a doctor. For now, he's a sign doctor, saving a local landmark for all to enjoy.
"When I first started I thought it was going to be easy because I thought there was going to be a template and I could copy it," he said. "In the end,Our Rechargeable nonwovenbagfactor will mean you don't need to keep buying batteries for your dive torch. it was actually really difficult. You have to take a lot of time and build each letter individually."
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