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Arrow of Light – 5th Grade
Champions for Nature Arrow of Light
Elective
Requirement 6

Trash Pickup Service Project

Arrow of Light – 5th Grade
Champions for Nature Arrow of Light
Elective
Requirement 6

Trash Pickup Service Project

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts assist with trash cleanup in their community.

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  • Trash Bags
  • Gloves for each Cub Scout
  • Safety vest for each Cub Scout
  • Scout Basic Essentials
  • Activity Consent Form

Note: Arrow of Light Scouts must earn the Knife Safety Adventure before they can use or carry a pocketknife,  They must earn the Firem’n chit to carry or use matches. If they have not earned either of these then have them bring the other eight essentials.

Before the meeting:

  1. Contact your local Department of Transportation Adopt a Highway coordinator, local Parks Department, or other appropriate organization and arrange to have Cub Scouts assist in a trash pickup. Let them know that you have a group of 5th graders who would like to participate in a trash collection project. Set a date, time, and location.
  2. Determine what supplies, if any, would be provided and what the den should bring themselves.
  3. Contact parents and legal guardians with the meeting date, time, and location. Remind parents and guardians to bring a completed Activity Consent Form.
  4. A few days before the service project, contact the agency to verify your visit.

During the meeting:

  1. Gather Cub Scouts and share the project with them. Discuss the work that is going to be performed and how it benefits the community.
  2. Collect trash as directed.

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Cub Scouts assist with a local community garden.

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Arrow of Light – 5th Grade

Pumpkin Drive

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Cub Scouts collect leftover pumpkins and deliver them to a local farm or animal rescue.

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WOSM Earth Tribe

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Explore the World Organization for the Scouting Movement’s conservation efforts.

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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.