This Adventure is all about being a good citizen. You’ll learn about the different types of voting and how our national government maintains the balance of power. You’ll meet with a local politician and discuss how they were elected and their role in government.
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Before starting this Adventure complete the following:
During the Adventure
Learn about majority and plurality types of voting.
Speak with someone who is elected to their position. Discover the type of voting that was used for to elect them and why.
Choose a federal law and create a timeline of the history of the law. Include the involvement of the 3 branches of government.
Participate in a service project.
Learn about majority and plurality types of voting.
Demonstrate plurality voting and majority voting to determine your next denner.
Using a variety of voting, select the snack for your next den meeting.
Speak with someone who is elected to their position. Discover the type of voting that was used for to elect them and why.
Invite a community-elected official to learn about the type of voting used in their election.
Choose a federal law and create a timeline of the history of the law. Include the involvement of the 3 branches of government.
Cub Scouts learn about the history of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Participate in a service project.
With your den, host a diaper and formula drive to donate to an organization that gives them to those in need.
Cub Scouts help those less fortunate have a happy birthday by making birthday bags for a local food pantry.
Participate in your Council-sponsored Scouting for Food event.
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
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.
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.
