Paul Ritchi (Akela)

50 Years as an Akela. I have been an Akela for 50 years now, and it is such a pleasure, an opportunity and a privilege. I am also the leader of an Explorer troop and the founder of the Federation of North-American Explorers. I have never regretted starting FNE in August 1999; it was the best move I ever made, and it opened doors I could never have imagined. God has protected this movement and its youth, and I want to keep serving this way for as long as He wants me to.