For Youth and Adults, Complete 2:

• Visit your State Capitol: Take a tour, explore a monument, and snap a group or individual photo.

• Hike to a Flag Display: Examples include North Ogden, Sandy, Pleasant Grove, or Snow Canyon.

• Community History Service Project: Complete at least 2 hours of community history-focused service.

• Experience Local History: Attend a living-history campout, community event, or visit a museum that highlights local legacy.

• Scouts BSA: Complete the American Heritage merit badge.

• Cub Scouts: Create a scrapbook page about your community.

For Youth and Adults, Complete 2:

• STEM in Action: Participate in a STEM-related Scouting event or activity.

• Innovation Showcase: Share a project or idea that demonstrates how Scouts can innovate for the future.

• Future Leaders Video: Record and share a short video about how Scouting has prepared you for leadership. Text your video to 801-475-7496.

• Creative Solutions: Present an innovative solution to a troop, pack, or crew challenge.

• Cub Scouts: Complete the requirements for one STEM adventure.

• Scouts BSA: Complete the requirements for one of the 12 STEM merit badges.

For Youth and Adults, Complete 2:

• Scouting for Food: Participate in the annual food drive.

• Civic Service: Complete a city or county service project (minimum of 2 hours).

• Civics Knowledge: Learn and recite the opening section of the Declaration of Independence.

• Community Events: Take part in a parade, flag ceremony, Memorial Day event, or Wreaths Across America.

• 9/11: Visit The 9/11 Project in 2026 (details at www.majorbrenttaylor.com/9-11-project).

• Scouts BSA: Complete the requirements for the Citizenship in the Nation merit badge.

For Youth and Adults, Complete 2:

• Family Scouting Fun: Participate in a family-centered event (pinewood derby, campout, or recruitment open house).

• Family Story: Interview a family member about their Scouting or community involvement, then share with your unit.

• Community Hero: Interview a first responder, veteran, or public servant about their impact, then share with your unit.

• Family Service: Complete a community service project with your family.

• Scouting Impact: Share your story on how Scouting impacts your family. Upload your family’s story online.

• Community Partnership: Invite a school, church, or civic group to join in a Scouting event.

For Youth and Adults, Complete 2

• Explore Public Lands: Visit a State or National Park. Complete the Junior Ranger program (if available) OR hike at least 1.5 miles.

  • Utah State Parks

  • Wyoming State Parks

  • Idaho State Parks

  • National Park Service

• Service in the Outdoors: Participate in a council camp service weekend,

• Outdoor Ethics: Discuss how the 7 Leave No Trace principles connect to the Outdoor Code and help us be good citizens.

• Cub Scouts: With your den, pack, or family, complete Bigfoot’s Challenge.

• Cub Scouts: Learn the 6 essential items for a day hike. Pack a day pack and explain how it supports Leave No Trace principle #1: Know Before You Go.

• Scouts BSA: Complete any outdoor, nature, or conservation-related merit badge.

• Scouts BSA: Participate in an Outdoor Ethics event using the Outdoor Ethics Guide to help your troop minimize impact outdoors.

For Youth and Adults, Complete ALL:

• Bring a Friend: Invite two friends to a Scout meeting or activity.

• Recruitment Night: Take part in a unit-sponsored recruitment event.

• Photo Contest: Enter the council photo contest by uploading a photo and short write-up.

• Landmark Selfie: Take a uniformed selfie at an American landmark, store, or tradition and upload it online.

• Cub Scouts: Give a short presentation on a tradition that has shaped your family or community.

• Scouts BSA: Share your Scouting story on social media about how Scouting has made a difference in your life. Use hashtags #UtahScouts #America250.