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Bear – 3rd Grade
Fellowship
Family & Reverence
Required
Requirement 3

Kindness Jar

Bear – 3rd Grade
Fellowship
Family & Reverence
Required
Requirement 3

Kindness Jar

Snapshot of Activity

Write nice words about your parent or legal guardian and put them in a jar. 

Indoor
2
4
2
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  • Jar/small box/can, one per Cub Scout 
  • Ribbons 
  • Stickers 
  • Paper 
  • Glue 
  • Six 1” x 4” pieces of paper per Cub Scout 
  • Pen/thin sharpie 

Before the Meeting: 

  1. Ask Cub Scouts to bring a small jar, box, or can to the meeting. 
  2. Prepare a list of “kind words” that Cub Scouts could write about their parent or legal guardian. This could include words about: 
    • Giving the best hugs 
    • Making great lunches, dinners, etc. 
    • Help with homework 
    • How much they love the parent or legal guardian 
    • A memory of a fun activity 
    • Baking cookies 
    • Or anything else that the Cub Scout thinks is a kind gesture 

During the Meeting: 

  1. Hand out six pieces of paper.  
  2. Ask Cub Scouts to write one thing that their parent or legal guardian does that means a lot to them on each piece of paper. Use the prepared list to give ideas to the Cub Scouts. 
  3. Using craft supplies, Cub Scouts decorate their container.  
  4. After the container is decorated, Cub Scouts put the pieces of paper with the kind words on them in them. 
  5. Have Cub Scouts give the kindness jars to their parents or legal guardian after the meeting. 

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Bray Barnes

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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

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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.

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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.