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Bear – 3rd Grade
Paws for Action
Citizenship
Required
Requirement 1

Patriotic Guest Speaker

Bear – 3rd Grade
Paws for Action
Citizenship
Required
Requirement 1

Patriotic Guest Speaker

Snapshot of Activity

Learn about the United States flag and how it’s used from a local patriot. 

Indoor
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Before the meeting: 

  1. Select a community organization that could present information on the United States  flag and how to properly display the flag.  Organizations that you may consider are the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), the American Legion, or a high school Jr. ROTC instructor.  
  2. Request a person from the community to visit your den meeting to talk about the history of the United States flag and how to properly display it.  

During the meeting: 

  1. Gather Cub Scouts and inform them that in this den meeting, they will learn about the United States flag and how to properly display, fold, how to raise and lower it.  
  2. Remind Cub Scouts to be on their best behavior and to raise their hands if they have a question. 
  3. Welcome your guest speaker and introduce them to the den. 
  4. Gather the Cub Scouts and with the help of the Den Chief, Denner, or Assistant Den Leader demonstrate how to fold the United States flag. 
  5. Pair the Cub Scouts into groups of three and give each group a United States flag.  Have the groups practice folding the United States flag properly.  
  6. Once the groups have properly folded the flag, gather the Cub Scouts around the flagpole. 
  7. With the help of two Cub Scouts demonstrate how to properly raise and lower the United States flag.  When raising the flag, it is done quickly and when lowering the flag, it is done slowly.  

After the meeting: 

  1. Ask Cub Scouts to sign a thank you card for your guest speaker. 
  2. Send a thank you card to the guest speaker. 

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Outdoor
3
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3

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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.