There are thousands of opportunities for service. If you have a hard time coming up with a project, here are some of the things I ask scouts to help them decide.
1. Have you or someone close to you ever been helped by someone else? Have you ever been sick, or scared, or in trouble, and someone or organization came to your aid? How did they help you - perhaps you could make a project helping an organization help others the same way you were helped. For instance, a scout who had several operations as a child was given a small cloth doll that he colored, and then took with him to all his surgeries. The doll helped him as a child to be brave. For an Eagle project, the scout decided to make similar dolls and donate them to the same hospital to help other children. Is there an organization you could work with to help you say, "thank you?"
2. Do you have any special talents? Use your talent as part of your project. A scout who played the piano and violin organized a concert fund raiser. Another scout played the trombone in the school band and a dance band. He organized a fund raising concert featuring all of the bands. The money was then used to fund their projects. A scout who was a talented web developer organized his troop to create content for a community organization web page. Is there something you could do to utilize your talents as part of your project?
3. What do you like to do? A scout who liked to do lots in the outdoors contacted the forest service with a project he thought would be worthwhile in an area of the mountains he enjoyed. A scout who liked to read did a project to collect and purchase books the library in a detention facility. A scout who liked to ride bikes collected, fixed, and donated bikes to refugees in the community, then organized a bike rodeo to teach basic bike safety. What do you like to do? Perhaps you can turn what you like to do into an eagle leadership project.
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