Making a Difference

This is a meeting that lends itself well to having a speaker for the service badge, maybe a government official or an activist. They can talk about how their job makes a difference in the community. You could also do a service project in the second half of the meeting.

• Opening Ceremony
• Ice Breaker Game:
  • Toss a ball to another otter and pay them a compliment
• Talk about kindness and doing good turns
  • How did it make you feel when someone said something nice about you?
  • Review the otter law: An otter is always busy and bright and helps other people by doing a good turn every day!
  • What is a good turn?
  • How does doing good turns impact those around you? Your community? The world?
  • What good turns have you done for others in your life lately?
  • What good turns can you do for others this week? (Have them share at the next meeting what they did!)
• Steam Off Game
• Story and Snack Time
  • Read a story about kids making a difference. Change Sings and A Good Deed Can Grow are both good choices.
• Service project or speaker
• Closing Ceremony

• Ball for ice breaker compliment game
• Book for story time
• Service Project Option: Any items needed for the service project

• Show how to be nice and help others to feel happy
• Do a good turn for a friend, relative, or neighbor
• Service Project Option: Take part in a Raft good turn

• Speaker Option: Visit your mayor or other government official (or substitute a community activist)