Adam Strickland, a Scouts BSA member from Tallahassee, Florida, is building a live beehive exhibit for a local museum as part of his Eagle Scout project.
The hands-on display will use a 3D-printed structure with a plexiglass front to safely showcase bees and educate the public about their crucial role in pollination and the food chain.
Adam hopes to shift public perception of bees from fear to appreciation and raise awareness about their declining populations due to pesticide use.
“They’re very largely endangered,” Adam says. “We’ve lost so many of them over the past years, and they just keep going down because people are killing them off with pesticides and all that type of stuff.”
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Scout supports veterans with heartfelt kits
For his Eagle Scout project, Alexander Horne donated 150 kits to hospitalized veterans at the Overton Brooks VA Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana.
The kits, filled with activity books, playing cards and other comforting items, are meant to lift the spirits of veterans during their hospital stay. The kits also included thank-you letters written by Scouts from his troop.
Alexander, inspired by his military family background and his mother’s work at the VA, wanted to honor those who served the country.
“With my mother working there, I’ve always heard stories about the incredible veterans they serve and the difference compassionate care can make,” Alexander says. “I wanted to contribute in my own way, whether by helping with small tasks or simply spending time with veterans who appreciate companionship. Serving those who served us is a privilege — one that reminds me daily of the importance of community and gratitude.”
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Scout serves up tennis opportunity for community
Ved Deshmukh, 14, led a project that resulted in the construction of a tennis practice wall at a local high school in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Inspired by his childhood experience of hitting balls against a garage, Ved created the wall to help underserved kids practice tennis on their own.
“Growing up, I didn’t really have too much access to a tennis court anywhere in my neighborhood, so what I would frequently do is I would just like hit tennis balls against our garage ’cause that was easily accessible to me at the time. And I feel like that kind of faded into what you see right here,” Ved says.
With help from his family and fellow Scouts, he designed, built and painted the wall to reflect the foundation’s colors.
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