Whiz Kid: Sean Nelson

Whiz Kid's Age: 15 years old

Whiz Kid's School: Freshman at Northwest High School

Whiz Kid's Accomplishment: Organized a group of volunteers to repair, paint and upgrade a Community Ministries house, which provides shelter for women.

Whiz Kid's Key to Awesomeness:

Communities Ministries of Rockville originally advertised the project as a one-day repair project. A water leak had damaged the drywall in the office of the house. Nelson contacted the Rockville-based nonprofit and said he wanted to help with the repair and more.

Over two weekends, Nelson organized for a volunteer to fix the water leak and repair the damaged wall. Then, along with a team of 14 friends and family, he repainted the living room, hallway and office and organized junk to be removed from the home.

Lynn Arndt of Communities Ministries, who worked with Nelson on the project, said she was impressed by his organization and kindness.

"Sean is an incredible kid," Arndt said. "He's a very sincere young man. He was very efficient in e-mailing and in keeping records."

Nelson was also careful to include the residents of the house in the project.

"He brought paint samples to show the women of the house and sat down with the residents to pick the colors out," Arndt said.

Nelson spent 52 hours preparing, organizing and working on the project. Together, his volunteers donated a total of 200 hours.

For his accomplishment, Nelson will receive the Eagle Scout Award, the highest ranking in Boy Scouts.

Former scout master, Alan Cook, who helped out in the project, said Nelson went beyond the basic requirements of the award.

"It was one of the best organized Eagle Scout projects I've seen, and I've seen quite a few of them," Cook said.

Nelson said he was just happy he could help.

"The residents of the home were very friendly and were always happy to see us," Nelson said. "The house looks great now with its freshly painted walls. I feel great about the project and it felt good to give help to those who needed it."

Do you know a kid doing something awesome in the North Potomac or Darnestown community? Did he or she win an award? Help a neighbor? Master a difficult skill? . E-mail your suggestions to jillian@patch.com.