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Service Dog Visit
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Wolf – 2nd Grade
Cubs Who Care
Elective
Requirement 2

Service Dog Visit

Wolf – 2nd Grade
Cubs Who Care
Elective
Requirement 2

Service Dog Visit

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts learn about service dogs.  

Outdoor
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  • Service dog with handler 

Before the meeting: 

  1. Find a local group of service dog handlers for the visually impaired. 
  2. Invite the handler and service dog to an upcoming den meeting.  
  3. Let the families know that a handler and service dog will be attending the meeting. 
  4. Ask Cub Scouts to come up with questions to ask the handler. 

During the meeting: 

  1. Explain to Cub Scouts that some people have a visual disability, they may have trouble seeing or may not be able to see at all.  
  2. Tell Cub Scouts that some visually impaired people have service dogs to help them.  
  3. Ask handlers to share how service dogs help people that are visually impaired. 
  4. Encourage Cub Scouts to ask questions about service dogs. 

After the meeting: 

  1. Write a thank you note to the service dog handler.

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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.