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Arrow of Light – 5th Grade
Cycling AOL
Elective
Requirement 1

AOL Bike Gear Check

Arrow of Light – 5th Grade
Cycling AOL
Elective
Requirement 1

AOL Bike Gear Check

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts learn about and determine gear needed for a long bike ride and how to carry that gear.

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  • Bicycle helmet
  • Bike gloves
  • Close toe shoes
  • Bicycle pump
  • Tire patches or new tube
  • Scout Essentials
  • Group first aid kit
  • Backpack
  • Bike lock

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. Gather a set of bike gear and supplies for yourself.
  2. Remind parents and legal guardians that Cub Scouts should bring their bike gear and supplies to the meeting.
  3. Set up meeting space so Cub Scouts have room to spread out their bike gear and supplies.

During the meeting:

  1. Share with Cub Scouts that the gear brought along on a long bike ride ensures safety and fun. Some of the gear is personal, and some will benefit the group. As a group, they will need to decide how to divide up the group gear and who will carry which pieces of the group gear.
  2. Using your bike gear and supplies, hold up one piece. Ask Cub Scouts to find their piece of the same gear. Ask them how the item will be used and why it is important. Do this for each piece of gear and supply item.
  3. Ask Cub Scouts if they can think of any missing items.
  4. Let Cub Scouts decide how to divide up the group gear.

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.