A San Antonio Scout is turning a tradition held during Fiesta season in the city to help veterans.

Hunter Diaz-Reyna, a member of Troop 228, is using his 2026 Eagle Scout project to raise funds for a foundation and greenhouse benefiting the San Antonio Polytrauma Transitional Rehabilitation Program and Soldiers’ Angels.

“We’re military capital of the U.S., so honestly the fact that I’m able to help out soldiers at all, either active or coming back, it’s wonderful,” Diaz-Reyna said.

His Eagle Scout project, which requires a Scout to “plan, develop, and give leadership to others” in a project that benefits a church, school, or community organization other than Scouting America, focuses on building a greenhouse to support therapeutic gardening for veterans recovering from traumatic brain injuries and other forms of polytrauma. While the program already maintains a garden, Texas weather can make it difficult to sustain plant growth year-round.

“They do have a garden, but the only problem is that we live in Texas, and it’s kind of hard to facilitate plants because of that,” he said. “So a greenhouse could really help them with being able to grow plants and eventually be planted outside.”

Diaz-Reyna is from a military family and wanted to create a medal to raise funds for the project. Thus far, he has raised more than $1,200.