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Arrow of Light – 5th Grade
Citizenship
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10,000 for the Troops – Arrow of Light

Arrow of Light – 5th Grade
Citizenship
Citizenship
Required
Requirement 2

10,000 for the Troops – Arrow of Light

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Cub Scouts participate in a special nation-wide project to create holiday cards for military personnel. Please have letters mailed to the Scouting America National Service Center by November 7, 2025.

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  • 8 ½” x 11” construction paper – various colors
  • 8 ½” x 11” white copy paper
  • Crayons – enough to share
  • Markers – enough to share
  • Scissors – enough to share
  • Decorative stickers
  • Camera for digital photos
  • Smart device to email photos to Scouting America

Before the Meeting

  1. Become familiar with the instructions on how to write and sign holiday cards on the Holiday Cards Challenge website: https://militaryholidaycardchallenge.com/how-to-send/
  2. Gather supplies and make a sample holiday card.

During the Meeting:

  1. Share with the Cub Scouts that for their service project for this Adventure, they are going to make holiday cards for people in the military. Explain that sometimes people who serve in the military are not able to come home for the holidays and that we want to let them know that we are thinking of them during this special time of year.
  2. Review the steps to making a letter.
    1. Address their card to “Dear Warrior”.
    2. Write a holiday/gratitude greeting, keeping in mind that our Troops are diverse in their holiday practices and beliefs.
    3. Write a personal note. For example: How do you celebrate the holidays? What are your family memories of holidays? According to our Warriors, this is known to be the favorite part of receiving your cards!
    4. Sign your first name ONLY and the town and state where you live, and your Cub Scout Pack Number.
    5. Keep the size to no larger than an 8 x 11 size paper folded in half.
  3. Allow Cub Scouts to make and decorate as many cards as you have time for in the meeting.

After the Meeting:

  1. Please have letters mailed to the Scouting America National Service Center by November 7, 2025. Gather all the cards and send them in one package to the Scouting America National Service Center at:

10,000 for the Troops
Scouting America
1325 West Walnut Hill Lane
Irving, TX 75015-2079

Additional Resources

Thank you to Holiday Cards 4 Our Military Challenge – learn more here.

Thank you to Boots for Troops – learn more here.

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Bray Barnes

Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies

Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments

David Alexander

Managing Member Calje

David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.

Glenn Adams

President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.

Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.