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Arrow of Light – 5th Grade
Citizenship
Citizenship
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Requirement 2

Helping Neighbors

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

Helping Neighbors

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts do a Good Turn by raking leaves or shoveling snow for a neighbor in need.

Travel
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2
5
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Before the meeting: 

  1. Gather copies of the Scouting America Annual Health and Medical Record on each participant (youth and adult)
  2. Review Annual Health and Medical Records for any restrictions that may impact participation
  3. Complete the SAFE Service Project Planning Checklist if you have not done so already for this project in requirement 1. 
  4. Identify someone in the community who might not be able to rake leaves or shovel snow. Your Chartered Organization may have some ideas. 
  5. Contact the people you’ve identified to ask for permission for Cub Scouts to rake or shovel their yard. Set a date and time that the Arrow of Light patrol will visit. 
  6. Communicate the date, time, and location of the service project to the Cub Scouts’ parents or legal guardians and remind them to bring the completed Activity Consent Form and a pen or pencil. 

During the meeting: 

  1. Bring copies of the Scouting America Annual Health and Medical Record on each participant (youth and adult)
  2. Before starting the project review the SAFE Service Project Planning Checklist with the Scouts 
  3. Divide Cub Scouts into teams of two or three and assign them each an area to work on. Make sure that two adults can see each group. For example, if some of the teams are working in the backyard, have two adults there with them at all times.    
  4. Have Cub Scouts begin the yard work, focusing on thoroughness and safety. 
  5. Make sure Cub Scouts bag and dispose of the leaves properly. 
  6. When Cub Scouts are finished, make sure they collect all tools, and the area is tidy. 

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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.