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Bear – 3rd Grade
Bobcat Bear
Character & Leadership
Required
Requirement 5

A Bear Denner

Bear – 3rd Grade
Bobcat Bear
Character & Leadership
Required
Requirement 5

A Bear Denner

Snapshot of Activity

Use popsicle sticks to pick the den meeting denner. 

Indoor
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  • Popsicle sticks, one for each Cub Scout 
  • Jar or paper bag 

Before the meeting: 

  1. Become familiar with the denner position and determine if there is a need for an assistant denner.
    A denner is a Cub Scout who helps the den leader during a den meeting. The den leader decides how the denner will be chosen and for how long the Cub Scout will serve as the denner. Each Cub Scout should have a chance to serve as the denner for at least one meeting. The den leader decides what the denner will help with, and that may change for each meeting. Here are some examples of things that a denner may be asked to do:

    • Arrive early to help set up the meeting 
    • Welcome everyone when they arrive at the den meeting 
    • Lead the den in reciting the Scout Oath and the Scout Law
    • Carry the United States flag during the opening
    • Pick a game for the den to play
    • Help hand out supplies for an activity 
    • Stay after the meeting to help clean up 

    When a Cub Scout is a denner, encourage them to do their best to set an example for the other Cub Scouts by acting by the Scout Oath and the Scout Law. This is the greatest responsibility of a denner. This is called leadership by example. One way you can encourage them to do this is to be friendly to everyone in the den and offer to help another Cub Scout who may need it.
    When a Cub Scout serves as a denner present them with the denner cord — a yellow cord that is worn over the left shoulder. The denner cord is passed on from one denner to the next.
    The denner is not the leader of the den and is never to be put in charge of other Cub Scouts. 

During the meeting: 

  1. Ask each Cub Scout to write their name on a popsicle stick. Gather up the sticks and put them into the jar or paper bag. 
  2. With your den, discuss possible jobs for a denner. Some ideas are: 
    • Help set up for the meeting 
    • Lead the flag ceremony 
    • Pass out any materials needed for the meeting. 
    • Clean up after the meeting 
    • Bring a snack 
    • Welcome Cub Scouts to the meeting   
  3. At the end of the den meeting, pull out a popsicle stick to determine the denner for the next meeting.  Confirm that they will be coming to that meeting and can get there a little early.  
  4. Keep the popsicle stick for that Cub Scout out of the jar or paper bag until all Cub Scouts have had a chance to be the denner.   
  5. After each Cub Scout has had a turn, put the popsicle sticks back in the jar or bag and start over. 

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Bear – 3rd Grade

Denner Jobs

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Working together, Cub Scouts make a chart of denner responsibilities. 

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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.