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Arrow of Light – 5th Grade
Champions for Nature Arrow of Light
Elective
Requirement 1

Local Grower Speaker

Arrow of Light – 5th Grade
Champions for Nature Arrow of Light
Elective
Requirement 1

Local Grower Speaker

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts talk to a local grower about food grown in their state.

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Before the meeting:

  1. Contact your county agricultural extension agent or someone in your community that grows or processes food and ask for a speaker. Let them know that you have a group of 5th graders to learn about food sources. Ask the speaker to bring any visuals such as seeds or finished products to share with the Cub Scouts. Set a meeting date and time.
  2. A few days before the meeting call the guest speaker to confirm.
  3. Set up meeting space for the speaker and Cub Scouts.

During the meeting:

  1. Gather Cub Scouts and introduce the speaker.
  2. Have the speaker give a presentation that covers the local foods that are grown in your area this could be your county or state.
  3. Encourage Cub Scouts to ask questions based on the speaker’s background. Questions may include:
    • What foods are grown in our state?
    • What is the growing season?
    • What foods are processed in our state?
    • What foods are exported to other parts of the country?
    • What help do you provide for farmers?
    • What types of produce do we import?

After the meeting:

  1. Send a thank you note to the guest speaker.

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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.