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Neighborly Kindness
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Webelos – 4th Grade
My Family
Family & Reverence
Required
Requirement 2

Neighborly Kindness

Webelos – 4th Grade
My Family
Family & Reverence
Required
Requirement 2

Neighborly Kindness

Snapshot of Activity

Help a neighbor with yard work.

Outdoor
3
2
2
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Before the meeting: 

  1. Obtain permission from a selected neighbor for yard work activity. 
  2. Notify parents or legal guardians of the details of the outing. Remind them to bring a completed Activity Consent Form. Ask them to bring yard work tools if they have them. 

During the meeting: 

  1. Gather Cub Scouts and discuss the importance of being a good and kind neighbor. 
  2. Talk to Cub Scouts about common yard work tasks and how they can be helpful. 
  3. Brief Cub Scouts on the proper use of tools and safety guidelines. 
  4. Assign specific tasks to each Cub Scout or group of Cub Scouts. Tasks may include raking leaves, pulling weeds, clipping hedges (with small handheld clippers), or planting flowers. As a reminder, Cub Scouts are not allowed to operate power tools including lawn mowers. 
  5. Gather Cub Scouts for a brief reflection on the experience and the impact of their efforts on the neighbor. 

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Clean up the dishes after dinner.

Webelos – 4th Grade
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Help your family members with a chore.

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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

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.