P R O Cl AM.A 2-~TO.9V
<br />"1N3-CEREAS, th.e City of Taris joins miCCions of citizens throughout the country in
<br />recognizing Fe6ruary 8, zoio, as the joo" .2tnniversary of the Boy Scouts of America, the oCdest
<br />youth organization in the 'ilnitedStates; and,
<br />tiV3-CEREAS, the Boy Scouts of .lmerica tivas founded 6y Chicago pu6Cis(ier -NiCCiam Boyce on
<br />Fe6ruary 8"', igio, and on June 21", igio, a group of 34 NationaC 7Zepresentatives opened a
<br />temporary office for the NationaCBoy Scouts of America in Netiv l/ork; and,
<br />'W3fEREAS, 6y igiz the Boy Scouts of America had enroCCecf inem6ers in every state; in
<br />ig16, the Congress of the llnited States granted the Boy Scouts of America a federaC charter;
<br />since i9io more t(ian one Aund~red-and-elven millon (ui,ooo,ooo) citizens have 6een mem6ers
<br />of the Boy Scouts of America; today there are Boy Scouts counciCs Cocated in one /iundred-
<br />e0,6ty Jz"ve (185) countries around the tivorC4- anc~
<br />IW3-CERE.?1.5, the purpose of the Boy Scouts of America has been and remains teaching
<br />patriotism, courage, se f reCiance, and timeCess vaCues to the youth of the llnited States;
<br />-W3-CEREAS, each CocaC 13oy Scout CounciC averages a minimum of ttivelve (lz) hours of
<br />community service yearCy from each registered Boy Scout tivhich totals t/iirty millon
<br />(35>000,000) service hours each year in the UnitedStates. The CocaCBoy Scout CounciCaverages
<br />twentytaur tliausanif(z4,ooo) voCunteer service hours per year in addition to producing an
<br />average of thirty five (35) EagCe Scouts. 'The NationaC Good Turn for America Project, a
<br />cooperative effort 6ettiveen 3-la6itat for .7-Cumanity, the SaCvation Army, and the Boy Scouts of
<br />.2lmeri.ca has totaCed eigl~it millon four liun~freafseventy tFiousana,'-(8,470,000) community
<br />service hours over the Cast five years; and,
<br />-W3-CEREAS, eCeven of the first ttiveCve astronauts tivho tivaCked on the surface of the moon
<br />tivere EagCe Scouts and the Boy Scouts of America recognized EagCe Scout num6er two millon in
<br />zoog; and,
<br />lN3-fEREAS, more t(ian one million aduCt voCunteers seCfCessCy serve young persons in the
<br />community through organizations chartered through the Boy Scouts of America and the aduCt
<br />Ceaders of the Boy Scouts of 9lmerica seCdom receive and do not seek the gratitude of the pu6lic;
<br />an d,
<br />-W3CEREAS, the Boy Scouts of America consistentCy endeavors to deveCop United States
<br />citizens tivGto are physicaCCy preparec~ mentaCCy ativare and emotionaCCy fit. ?he Boy Scouts
<br />encourage faith, partic~pation in the outdoors and education in citizenship as preparation of
<br />youth for the assumption of Ceadership roCes. ?(e Boy Scouts of America takes pride in the
<br />heritage of this country and its roCe in the tivorCcftivhiCe maintaining a keen respect for the 6asic
<br />riAhts of aCCpeopCe.
<br />N071; 7"3fT1ZT,TORT, I, i-ESSE J.s'LmEs -7'"RETZE-1; M-4yOR OF -Ir~T CI?V O-T P.ARIS,
<br />?"EY,~U, 6y tlie autkority vested-in me, d-o liere6yproclaim tlie montlz of~'e6ruary, 201o, as,
<br />'BOySC07l~7'Mo-*r.71" andin `ionor oftlie CentennialC'el6ration a~signatesj'e6ruary 8, zolo
<br />as, 'BOy sco7tU o,r AMERreA D-Ay" in 7'aris; Lamar Caunty, Txas, cznd encourage our
<br />citzzens ta continue to su,rort scouting in our community, and']`i.,rtlier express our
<br />appreciation to tle Boy Scouts af.America foy t!-eiY rnteresl in andedi'cation to .America's
<br />youtl~r.
<br />L91r J-2'S-I)I'.r'~fO.Ny y!'.9f~'1?TOT Ikave liereunto set my liand and-caused-tlie Sealof tAe City
<br />to 6e affixedat tlie City ofParis, tkis tlie zs day ofjanuary, zolo.
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<br />jesse James Freel n, Mayor
<br />,janice I'llu; City Clenk
<br />.~PPROY--D ."4 S' 70 FORr'Lf.•
<br />V. 9Cent -Mcllyar, City Attorney
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