Assistant Scoutmaster David van Alphen was looking for ideas to keep older Scouts in his troop engaged. “I wanted to do fun projects with them to keep them excited about Scouts,” he says. Scouting has plenty to accomplish this, and it helps when you put your passions into action. Van Alphen enjoys learning about nuclear

The Francis family moved to Okinawa Island a few years ago when Mark Francis took the helm as the Scout executive for the Far East Council. The kids joined units there, including Avonlea with Troop 109. When Avonlea earned the Life Scout rank, she began brainstorming ideas for her Eagle Scout project. “I wanted to

Scuba diving is a serious adventure. It’s the kind of thing that gives you a thrill just hearing about it, even if you’ve never done it before. And for a lot of Scouts, that’s the case. Many haven’t had the chance to try scuba yet. Why not? Two big reasons usually come up: cost and