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Bear – 3rd Grade
Bobcat Bear
Character & Leadership
Required
Requirement 6

Flag Opening

Bear – 3rd Grade
Bobcat Bear
Character & Leadership
Required
Requirement 6

Flag Opening

Snapshot of Activity

Participate in an opening ceremony that includes the use the Cub Scout salute, sign, and handshake. 

Indoor
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  • Flag of the United States of America 
  • Cub Scout Opening Flag Ceremony found in Additional Resources 

Before the meeting: 

  1. Print one copy of the opening flag ceremony found in Additional Resources. 
  2. Review the flag ceremonies video (Duration: 1:30).  

During the meeting: 

  1. Practice Cub Scout Opening Flag Ceremony.   
  2. Ask Cub Scouts where they would add the Cub Scout sign, Cub Scout salute, and Cub Scout handshake. 
  3. Practice the Cub Scout Opening Flag Ceremony with the additions. 

At the next pack meeting: 

  1. Conduct the opening flag ceremony with the sign, salute, and handshake additions. 

Additional Resources

Cub Scout Opening Flag Ceremony

Cub Scout Sign, Salute, and Handshake

Cub Scout Closing Flag Ceremony

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Bear – 3rd Grade

Bobcat Relay Bear

Indoor
3
1
1

In this Cub Scout relay game, teams show the Cub Scout sign, salute, and handshake.

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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.