Samiel is in 5th grade and is from the Skyway area near Renton.  Sports have been Samiel’s main way of staying active and out of trouble.  However, because of his brother’s involvement in his community’s Eritrean dance group, he has now been looking for ways to branch out and become more involved.

Because of donors like you, we have started Scouting activities with Samiel’s dance group.  He is now learning what it means to love the outdoors, become service-minded and learn new skills.  Samiel is also learning important leadership skills which his dance group leaders say will help him and his friends become the next group of community leaders.

Thank you for helping boys like Samiel learn the skills necessary to lead!

Blake joined Soccer and Scouting almost a year ago with hopes of learning to play soccer and for the opportunity to go camping.  Since then, he has gone to every single meeting.  On a trip to the police station during the summer, Blake learned all about what police officers do, and decided he wanted to be one when he grew up.

Blake who is the second of two boys, is raised by his single mother.  Her job doesn’t pay well, and it is often a struggle just to put food on the table.  Blake heard about pocket knives one day, but because he didn’t have a book, he couldn’t earn his  knife carrying card.  Thanks to you, Blake has a Wolf handbook of his very own, and is able to partake in a year of Soccer and Scouting! His lessons learned in Boy Scouts will impart on him values to succeed!

Christian is 7 years old. He wants to be a spy or an inventor when he grows up. He loves pocket knives, nature, and exploring, which makes him the perfect Scout.

His mother was quick to put Christian in Soccer and Scouting because of the positive activities that he would be able to participate in.

Thanks to you, Rob, Christian has a Wolf Book to guide him on his many adventures. And thanks to Cherry Crest Elementary, Julie, Tony and Amit, Christian will be able to take part in Soccer and Scouting for another year!

Brandon is 14 years old and is a soccer player and enthusiast.  His father has coached before, which has helped build his love for the game.  Hanging out with friends and staying active in sports has always been a focus for Brandon for much of his life.

Thanks to your efforts, Brandon was able to get involved with Soccer and Scouting. Brandon had never experienced the type of unique activities Scouting provides, like hiking, camping, outdoor skills and the like. This program was able to mesh Brandon’s interests while building the good characteristics Scouting focuses on.

Brandon now aspires to attend a session at the National Outdoor Leadership School and enhance the skills and activities he’s experienced through Scouting. Thank you for helping provide these opportunities to boys like Brandon.

Ermias is in the 4th grade and his family is from Eritrea, a small country in East Africa.  He loves soccer and basketball, and even gets in some skateboarding from time to time.  To connect with his home culture, he is involved in an Eritrean Dance Group based out of Seattle, a group that recently created their own Scout unit.

The dance group is a way for Ermias to meet other youth from his country, as well as socialize, have fun and learn about his heritage.  Now, Ermias is able to participate in Scouting activities with his dance group, like at the outing he experienced this past summer at Camp Pigott.  The climbing wall was one of his favorite activities!

Thanks to you, we will be able to provide Scouting opportunities throughout the year for Ermias.  He is already looking forward to next year’s summer camp!

Dear Rob, Kandace, Marc, Mark & Lynn, Peter & Kim, Pradeep, Daryl, Laurent, Scott, and Ryan,

Brian’s family immigrated from Mexico and like many Mexican kids, Brian loves soccer.  It was soccer that brought Brian to the program, but Scouting has been the reason he has stayed.  Shortly after his first week of soccer, Brian decided to go to summer camp.  He loved every moment of it, and ever since, has decided to go to every Scout meeting and on every outing.

Unfortunately, Brian hasn’t been able to advance due to the fact that he couldn’t afford his Scout book and Scouting tuition.  Thanks to Rob, Brian has now started on the trail to earning his Wolf badge with the handbook he just received, and is looking forward to the day when he will one day receive his Eagle Scout award.

Thanks to Kandace, Marc, Mark & Lynn, Peter & Kim, Pradeep, Daryl, Laurent, Scott, and Ryan for supporting a full year of the Soccer and Scouting program and helping Brian to work toward his Wolf Badge!

His motivation to succeed in the program will carry out to his drive to do well in all areas of life.

Before he heard about us, Aaron was a great athlete playing both baseball and soccer.  He came to us in the summer of 2010, to further hone his soccer skills.  Then he heard about Scouting and decided to give it a try.

Four months later, he has greatly improved his soccer skills, but now, because of Scouting, he has also improved his life skills and his outdoor skills.

Thanks to your generosity Rob, Aaron was able to receive his very own Wolf Handbook.  Now he can follow along and learn Scout skills with much more ease because of you. Thank you so much for your generosity; the skills he learns in this program will stay with him for life!

In the summer of 2010, Jonathan Martinez was given a chance to play soccer with the Soccer and Scouting program.  During Soccer one day, Jonathan learned about the Boy Scouts and decided to attend Summer camp.  He loved it.

Now, Jonathan, who wants to be a police officer when he grows up, loves Scouting, but due to his family situation, he cannot afford to buy a book.  Rob, your generosity made it possible for Jonathan to get his Webelos book, allowing him to grow in Scouting even more. Thank you for your generosity! His growth in the program will help him develop useful life skills!

Martin (pictured center at a Sounders FC game during Scout Day) is 12 years old and he and his family immigrated to the United States from Mexico. He is an excellent student, and he is very proud of his recent certificate that he received from the White House.

Martin joined Soccer and Scouting to seek adventure.

He is the oldest boy of his family of six. Thanks to your generosity of a Scout Handbook, you are helping Martin continue to make good choices that will help him become a contributing member of our community.

Michael is a Bear Scout and his family immigrated to the United States from Guatemala.  He wants to be an actor when he grows up.

He joined the Soccer and Scouting program because he also wants to be a soccer player when he becomes an adult. Michael’s mother is a single parent and therefore needs assistance to help keep Michael in the program.

Thanks to your donation Rob, Michael now has a Bear handbook to guide him to his next badge.