Working to become one of Santa Clarita’s first female Eagle Scouts, 17-year-old Anna Fineberg is partnering with Project Linus SCV to give back to a community that has given to her.

In the process of achieving the Boy Scouts of America’s (BSA) highest award, Fineberg has set up a GoFundMe page to gather the materials necessary to construct blankets for a local non-profit organization and complete her Eagle Scout Project, the final requirement to achieving the highest scout rank. 

“For my Eagle Scout Service Project, I will be constructing blankets for Project Linus SCV, which is an organization near and dear to my heart,” Fineberg said. “As a Saugus High School student, Project Linus brought comfort and security back to my community after a high school tragedy, and it is now my turn to help give that comfort back to children and teenagers in need.”

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“When they brought the blankets, it was just so comforting, it was like being a child again with a safety blanket,” Fineberg said. “People brought them to classes all over the school and once I saw that impact, I knew I wanted to partner with Project Linus.”

Fineberg’s GoFundMe page has already surpassed her goal of $3,000 during a span of just two days and maintains “the more funds I raise, the more blankets I can provide for Linus SCV.”

Project Linus is a non-profit organization working to provide comfort for the critically ill as well as traumatized children through blanket distribution, according to Project Linus officials. 

Donations are set aside to purchase fleece and other supplies to create at least 100 blankets in partnership with Project Linus, according to the GoFundMe. 

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With her project in the works, Fineberg is on track to achieve the rank of an Eagle Scout and become “one of the first female scouts in the Santa Clarita Valley to reach this honor.”

Becoming an Eagle Scout has long been a rigorous process where scouts are required to earn at least 21 merit badges and execute a large-scale community service project before turning 18, according to BSA.

Only 6 percent of BSA scouts become Eagle Scouts due to the many requirements, but female scouts, who have only been allowed to be a part of BSA since February 2019, face a much larger time crunch. 

“I started my entire journey at 14-years-old, so I had a lot of catching up to do,” Fineberg said. 

The newest girls in the organization must do their part to finish the requirements as quickly as possible between 2019 and their 18th birthday, whereas boys have been able to start their journey at just 10-years-old.

“I remember being a little kid and watching my brother go through it and once they allowed girls in 2019, I jumped on the opportunity,” Fineberg said. 

Fineberg is a proud member of Troop 2019, the only female BSA troop in the Santa Clarita Valley, and hopes to become the first Eagle Scout before she turns 18 in July.

To donate to Fineberg’s cause, click here.

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