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Bear – 3rd Grade
Critter Care
Elective
Requirement 4

Service Animals

Bear – 3rd Grade
Critter Care
Elective
Requirement 4

Service Animals

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts explore why service animals are important.

Indoor
3
1
5
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  • No additional supplies

Before the meeting:

  1. Contact a local service animal trainer and invite them to a den meeting to discuss how to properly care for service animals.
  2. Inform the trainer that the den is made up of third graders and they are learning about service animals, and they want to know three ways that service animals help people.
  3. Confirm the date and time for the visit.

During the meeting:

  1. Remind Cub Scouts about expectations with a guest speaker:
    • Be respectful during the presentation
    • Raise your hand when you want to speak or ask a question
    • Stay seated while the speaker is talking unless they ask you to stand up
    • Use your listening ears
  2. Encourage Cub Scouts to ask questions. Ask the animal trainer to explain the following:
    • Special training for the animal
    • Regular exams
    • Spay and neuter
    • Preventing parasites
    • Maintain a healthy weight
    • Get regular vaccinations
    • Provide an enriched environment
    • Microchip and tattoo your pet
    • Dental care
    • Proper restraints

After the meeting:

  1. Send a thank you note to the service animal traine

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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.