The motto "Be prepared," according to Baden-Powell meant "Scouts should prepare themselves to become productive citizens and to give happiness to other people."

Moore has undoubtedly lived up to that motto by spreading happiness to many youth through his work rebuilding a local Willow Glen playground.

Moore is now a Life Scout, which is only one step away from becoming an Eagle Scout, the highest award in scouting. After rebuilding the Willow Glen-based St. Elizabeth's Day Home "Truck Stop" playground, he only needs to earn a few more merit badges to achieve this ranking.

The initial planning process began in May, when Moore contacted St. Elizabeth's Day Home executive director David Keller to express his interest in the project. Keller met with Moore to make sure this Eagle Scout candidate was serious about following through with the upgrades. A couple months later, Moore finalized a 30­page proposal detailing the playground improvements and plans were finalized to start the work.

The playground was originally built in the 1970s and had old-style monkey bars and an old-fashioned delivery truck. But the playground required a safety makeover and an equipment upgrade to meet standard safety concerns.

Some of the improvements Moore implemented included adding deeper protective fill similar to bark chips, called fibar, to the grounds of the playground. Moore also removed some of the outdated climbing equipment and any additional equipment that posed a potential danger. He used a jackhammer to remove a large, circular pipe at the playground's entrance because youth would hit their heads on the top of the pipe. And, a new, brightly painted sign was also added to the play area's entrance.

Moore is glad the playground renovation is complete and says now he is just excited to achieve the Eagle Scout rank, which will symbolize his years of hard work.

He adds with a laugh, "I know that becoming an Eagle Scout isn't the most popular thing to do at my age."

Moore estimates that he spent more than 100 hours, mostly on weekends in October, fixing up the play area. The improvements cost nearly $300, which Moore raised through donations and car washes.

With the playground's additions complete, Moore says the children's enjoyment using the equipment is the best reward for all his hard work.

Moore's mom, Kathy, says her son will become one of several Eagle Scouts in the family's history—his grandfather and uncles were also Eagle Scouts.

"He did this along with his school work and playing on the varsity baseball team," she says. "It was really neat to see him work so hard on it."

Keller is also proud of Moore's accomplishment and impressed with the work Moore did to the play area.

"Trevor's effort to preserve one of our classic playgrounds improves the safety of our children and keeps one of their favorite playgrounds open for creative play," he says.

Trevor describes the entire process, from planning to building as "awesome," saying he will never forget the experience.

"It just feels good to help the community in some way." he says.