The bocce court at Memorial Park is back in action.

Evan Andreassi, 15, of Butler saw to that.

Looking for an eagle scout project, the longtime boy scout contacted city councilwoman Lisa Guard for a community service idea a few months ago.

“He had a couple of things in mind, but those projects were pretty much under way through other means,” Guard said. “Then I thought of a fund we had stowed away for maintenance of the bocce court at Memorial Park.

“When I suggested a refurbishing of that court to Evan, he jumped at the idea. He wanted to do something related to parks.”

With good reason. Andreassi’s family is close friends with the famil;y of Dominic Bonefeste, the driving force behind construction of bocce courts at Memorial Park and Alameda Park years ago.

Bonefeste, also an integral part of the Butler Bocce Association, died in 2008 at age 85.

“Mr. Bonefeste had a son, John, die before him and my dad was good friends with John,” Andreassi said. “When I had a chance to work on that court, I had to do it. I was honored to do it.”

Andreassi and his crew of up to 20 boy scouts began working on the court in April. They worked from noon to 4 p.m. each Saturday for a number of weekends before recently finishing the project.

“Dom’s family and friends donated some money in his memory to maintain those courts,” Evan’s mother, Patty Andreassi, said. “They used that money and other donations to complete the project.”

Guard said roughly $200 was available in a fund set aside to refurbish the court.

The work included fixing the cut and rusted fence surrounding the court, laying asphalt around the outside of the playing surface, building a new scoreboard and putting a protective stain over it and cutting out new wooden numbers to use for the scoreboard.

“We were going to fix up the old ones, but that part of the court had been vandalized,” Evan said.

A fresh limestone mixture was installed on the playing surface itself. And a sign dedicating the court to the memory of Dominic Bonefeste was nailed into the middle of the fence.

“That sign was one of the most important parts of the project,” Evan said.

A formal ribbon cutting to unveil the renovated bocce court is scheduled for 5 p.m. Saturday. The mayor and other officials will be on hand.

A bocce game, featuring members of the Butler Bocce Association, will follow at approximately 5:30 p.m.

“That’s going to be an emotional day for a lot of people, including me,” Evan said. “I feel very proud about this. I feel I served the community well.”

Guard backs up those sentiments.

“The court looks fabulous. They did a beautiful job,” she said. “This project was devoted to Dom. It’s a fitting tribute to him.”