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Wolf – 2nd Grade
Council Fire
Citizenship
Required
Requirement 1

Fold the Flag

Wolf – 2nd Grade
Council Fire
Citizenship
Required
Requirement 1

Fold the Flag

Snapshot of Activity

Learn how to properly fold the United States flag. 

Indoor
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Tip: If you don’t have a flag, you may be able to borrow one from your school, your pack, a local troop, your local library, or your fire department. 

During the meeting: 

  1. Have the Cub Scouts buddy up.  
  2. Taking turns, each pair of Cub Scouts hold the flag at waist level between themselves. 
  3. Ask the Cub Scouts to fold the flag in half lengthwise, then fold it in half lengthwise again, always keeping the blue field on the outside.  
  4. While one Cub Scout holds the flag by the blue field, the other should make triangular folds from the opposite end until only the blue field is available. 
  5. Ask the Cub Scouts to continue folding in a triangular pattern until they reach the end of the flag. 
  6. Have the Cub Scouts tuck any excess fabric into the final fold to ensure a neat triangle. 
  7. The final folded flag should resemble a neatly folded triangle with only the blue field showing. 

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.