Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men

CHARACTER COMPASS

JULY -
ADVENTURES with a CHARACTER COMPASS pointing to LOYAL:

TIGER –

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  Team Tiger (Core)
  
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  Earning Your Stripes
  

WOLF –

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  Council Fire (Core)
  
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  Spirit of the Water (Elec)
  

BEAR –

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  Grin and Bear It (Core)
  
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  Forensics (Elec)
  

WEBELOS CORE –

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  None (Core)
  

ARROW OF LIGHT CORE –

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  Scouting Adventure (Core)
  

WEBELOS & AOL ELECTIVES –

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  Project Family (Elec)
  

JULY -
ADVENTURES with a CHARACTER COMPASS pointing to COURTEOUS:

TIGER –

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  Tiger Bites(Core)
  
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  Tigers – Safe & Smart (Elec)
  

WOLF –

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  Call of the Wild (Core)
  
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  Collections and Hobbies (Elec)
  

BEAR –

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  Paws for Actions (Core)
  
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  Beat of the Drum (Elec)
  

WEBELOS CORE –

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  First Responder (Core)
  

ARROW OF LIGHT CORE –

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  None (Core)
  

WEBELOS & AOL ELECTIVES –

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  Maestro (Elec)
  

THEME RELATED STUFF

SCOUT SALUTE
RELATED ADVENTURES

The following Adventures involve heroes and such –

TIGER –

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  Family Stories - Interview one of your grandparents or another family elder – Use this interview to learn about a hero in your heritage.
  
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  Sky is the Limit - #7 – Find out about two astronauts when they were younger …
  

WOLF –

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  Hometown Heroes – the whole adventure
  
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  Council Fire - #5 – Talk with a military veteran, law enforcement officer, …
  
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  Collections and Hobbies - #5 – Write to a famous living person
  
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  Cubs Who care - #1 – Visit a person with a disability, #2g – Learn about someone famous with a disability
  

BEAR –

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  Paws for Adventure, #1 – Famous Americans, #2 – Visit and Talk with Police
  
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  Fellowship and Duty to God - #2b - Identify a person whose faith and duty to God you admire
  

WEBELOS CORE –

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  First Responder - #8 – Visit with a First Responder
  

ARROW OF LIGHT CORE

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  Building a Better World - #4 – Meet with a government leader …
  
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  Duty to god in Action - #2d - Read at least two accounts of people in history who have done their duty to God …
  

WEBELOS & ARROW OF LIGHT ELECTIVES –

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  Build My Own Hero – the whole Adventure
  
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  Aquanaut - #8 - Invite a member or former member of a lifeguard team, rescue squad, the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy, …
  
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  Adventures in Science - #3i - Read a biography of a scientist. Tell why they are famous.
  
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  Movie Making – Make your movie about a hero.
  
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  Project family – You could use this adventure to discover Heroes in your family history.
  

Fun Facts About Heroes

Alice, Golden Empire Council

If you need some help remembering heroes, this site lists heroes from various times – click on a specific name and you will be able to see a bio of that person, and click on values of that hero, their defining moments and stories of their failures. This is a Christian website, but with excellent information about the people they feature. The five values they identify as belonging to every hero are: they are fearless, they are applied (very committed), instructed (they have learned as much as they can), they are tireless, and they are humble. I love the fact that there is a link to “warts” - a great way to remind the boys that a true hero is not perfect, and has overcome failures. Lots of stories at: www.heroesofhistory.com .

Honoring American Heroes
Veteran’s Administration History

www.va.gov

1789 – A law was passed to give money to soldiers who fought in the American Revolutionary War ~ many had fought without pay during the war.



1861 – The Civil War broke out and Union veterans grew from 80,000 to 2 million!

1862 – President Lincoln started national cemeteries to honor the many Union dead from the Civil War.

1865 – President Lincoln gave his second inaugural speech. He asked Congress “to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow, and his orphan.” This became VA’s motto.

1912 – The Sherwood Act gave pensions to veterans of the Mexican and Civil Wars when they turned 62, even if they were not sick or disabled.

1930 – President Hoover signed a bill creating the Veterans Administration (VA).

1940 – Congress created a law to help World War II veterans find jobs when

they came home from war.

1944 –On June 22, President Roosevelt signed the GI Bill of Rights, which enabled veterans to go to college and buy a home without a down payment.

1946 – More hospitals were built to take care of veterans, including research facilities..

1973 – The Army gave 82 cemeteries to the Veterans Administration, which maintains the gravesites and provides honorable ceremony and maintenance.

1988 – Congress made the Secretary of the VA a cabinet post, allowing access to the President.

1998 – All eligible veterans could now enroll in VA’s health care system.

The Story behind the Motto of the VA

www.va.gov

Lincoln’s words became the VA motto in 1959

with the words, “To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and orphan.” President Lincoln stated the government’s duty to care for those who are hurt or died defending our Country.

Here is a picture of the VA Seal.

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  The eagle represents the United States.
  
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  The circle of 5 stars above the eagle stands for the U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard.
  
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  The flags in the eagle's claws show America's history from 13 colonies to 50 states.
  
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  The gold cord is a symbol for those who died while serving our country. The eagle is holding the cord to keep the memory of those veterans alive.