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Arrow of Light – 5th Grade
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Character & Leadership
Required
Requirement 7

Scouts BSA Troop Meeting Scavenger Hunt

Arrow of Light – 5th Grade
Bobcat Arrow of Light
Character & Leadership
Required
Requirement 7

Scouts BSA Troop Meeting Scavenger Hunt

Snapshot of Activity

During a visit with a Scouts BSA troop, Cub Scouts look for key elements and experiences of the troop meeting. 

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  • Activity Consent Form 
  • Paper, one for each Cub Scout 
  • Pencil, one for each Cub Scout 
  • Scouts BSA Troop Scavenger Hunt worksheet found in Additional Resources 

Before the Cub Scout meeting: 

  1. Set up meeting space for Cub Scouts to be able to sit and write. 

During the Cub Scout meeting: 

  1. Pass out paper and pencils to each Cub Scout. Let them know that the patrol will be visiting a Scouts BSA troop. 
  2. Ask them to write down questions they may have for the scouts in the troop.  If they need some help, provide some examples: 
    • How often do you meet? 
    • How many kids are in the troop? 
    • Where is summer camp and can I go? 
    • How do I earn merit badges? 

Before the Scouts BSA meeting: 

  1. Contact a local Scouts BSA troop to ask about attending a troop meeting. 
  2. Communicate the date, time, and location of the troop meeting to the Cub Scouts’ parents or legal guardians and remind them to bring the completed Activity Consent Form and a pen or pencil.  
  3. Send the Aaron on Scouting blog “What questions should you ask when selecting a Scout troop?” to parents and legal guardians. 
  4. Print the Scouts BSA Troop Scavenger Hunt worksheet one for each Cub Scout. 

During the Scouts BSA meeting: 

  1. Immediately before the troop meeting begins, gather Cub Scouts and hand out the Scouts BSA Troop Scavenger Hunt worksheet. Ask them to mark off the different elements that they see during the meeting. 
  2. Remind Cub Scouts to ask the older Scouts BSA members questions about their troop. 

After the Scouts BSA meeting: 

  1. Gather Cub Scouts and ask what they observed about the troop meeting. Ask them to share what they recorded on their scavenger hunt handout. 

Additional Resources

Scouts BSA Troop Scavenger Hunt worksheet

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Scouts BSA Troop Daytime Activity

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Cub Scouts attend a daytime activity with a local Scouts BSA troop. 

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Arrow of Light – 5th Grade

Scouts BSA Troop Overnight

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Cub Scouts attend an overnight activity with a local Scouts BSA troop. 

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Bray Barnes

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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

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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

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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.