Visiting Grandparents

Before the meeting: 

1. Contact parents and legal guardians to see if any of them have a relative who is in a retirement or assisted living facility, if so coordinate to visit that location.  If not identify a local retirement or assisted living facility in your community and make arrangements for Cub Scouts to visit. 
2. Inform the facility that your Cub Scout den is made of kindergarteners and adult partners, and they would like to visit the facility and meet with residents who would like to share their thoughts on what it means to be a good citizen.  
3. Confirm the date and time of the visit and identify a point of contact with the facility.  
4. Gather copies of the Scouting America Annual Health and Medical Record on each participant (youth and adult)
5. Review Annual Health and Medical Records for any restrictions that may impact participation
6. A day before the meeting send a reminder to Cub Scouts, parents, legal guardians, and confirm the date, time, and location of the visit and where the den will meet up. 

During the meeting: 

1. Bring copies of the Scouting America Annual Health and Medical Record on each participant (youth and adult)
2. Meet up with the den at a designated location.  Remind adult partners to stay with their Cub Scout at all times. 
3. Check in with the contact at the facility.  Have them give an overview of the facility. 
4. Have Cub Scouts and adult partners matched up with a resident and have them ask the following questions: 
   • What can someone do to be a good citizen?  
   • When was the first election you voted in?   
   • How are things different today compared to when they grew up? 
5. After the visit Cub Scouts and adult partners should thank the resident they visited with.  Thank the contact with the facility. 

After the meeting: 

1. Send a thank you note to the facility.