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Arrow of Light – 5th Grade
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Character & Leadership
Required
Requirement 7

Scouts BSA Troop Overnight

Arrow of Light – 5th Grade
Bobcat Arrow of Light
Character & Leadership
Required
Requirement 7

Scouts BSA Troop Overnight

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts attend an overnight activity with a local Scouts BSA troop. 

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  • Activity Consent Form 
  • Scout Basic Essentials  
  • Any other supplies or equipment recommended by the troop 

Arrow of Light Cub Scouts may go camping as a den. They must abide by the Guide to Safe Scouting for Cub Scout overnight camping and have a BALOO trained leader, 

Before the meeting: 

  1. Contact a local Scouts BSA troop to ask about participating in an overnight activity with the troop. The activity can be a campout, lock in, or something similar. 
  2. Find out what equipment other than the Cub Scout Six Essentials that Cub Scouts need to bring. 
  3. Communicate the date, time, and location of the activity and the needed supplies/equipment to the Cub Scouts’ parents or legal guardians and remind them to bring the completed Activity Consent Form. 
  4. Send the Aaron on Scouting blog “What questions should you ask when selecting a Scout troop?” to parents and legal guardians. 

During the meeting: 

  1. Have Cub Scouts participate in the overnight activity with the troop. 

After the Scouts BSA meeting: 

  1. Gather Cub Scouts and ask what they observed about the troop outing. 

Additional Resources

Aaron on Scouting blog, “Let’s discuss the BSA’s rule on registering all adults who participate in overnight activities.” 

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Arrow of Light – 5th Grade

Scouts BSA Troop Daytime Activity

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Cub Scouts attend a daytime activity with a local Scouts BSA troop. 

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Arrow of Light – 5th Grade

Scouts BSA Troop Meeting Scavenger Hunt

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During a visit with a Scouts BSA troop, Cub Scouts look for key elements and experiences of the troop meeting. 

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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.