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<br />-wHERE.?lS, the City,of Paris joins miCCians of citizens throug(oi+t the country in recognizing zoii, as the 101`fi
<br />Anniversary of the Boy ScouYs of America Further, the City o.f Paris proudCy designates Fe6ruary zoii as Boy Scout Month,
<br />recognizing the Boy Scouts of .2lmerica as the oCdest youtk organization in the 'llnitedStates; anc4
<br />^WHERE.9lS, the Boy Scouts of America tivas founded 6y Chicaflo pu6tis(ier -ViCCiam Boyce on Fe6ruary 8'h igio, and on
<br />June 21'', igio, a group of 34 NationaCRe_presentatives opened a temporary office for the _NationaCBoy Scouts of America in
<br />New york; anc4
<br />'WHERE.7lS, 6y igiz the Boy Scouts of .America had enroCCed mem6ers in every state; in igi6, the Congress of the United
<br />States granted tke Boy Scouts of America a federaCcharter; since igio more tkan one lundrecfand-eleven mi~on (iii,ooo,ooo)
<br />citizens ltave 6een mem6ers of the Boy Scouts of America; today there are Boy Scouts counciG Cocated in one liundred-eiglzty-
<br />Jive 085) countries around the ►vorfd- anc4
<br />'W9CERE.9lS, the purpose of the Boy Scouts of America has 6een and remains teaching patriotism, courage, seCf-reCiance,
<br />and timeCess vaCues to the youth of the 1lnitecfStates;
<br />'WHERE.71.S, each CocaCBoy Scout CounciCaverages a minimum of tivelve (iz) hours of community service yearCy from
<br />each registered Boy Scout ivkich YotaCs tooiirty mieran (30,000,000) service hours each year in the United States. 7he CocaCBoy
<br />Scout CounciCaverages tsventy. four tliousand (z4,ooo) voEunteer service 6iours per year in addition to producing an average of
<br />thirt y five (35) EQg~e Scouts. The NationaCGood7urn for America Project, a cooperative effort 6ettiveen 3-Ca6itat for 9-lumanity,
<br />the SaCvation Army, and the Boy Scouts of .2lmerica has totaCed eigl~it milZ'con four lrundred seventy th'ousana'-(8,470,000)
<br />community service kours over the Cast five years; anc4
<br />'W3fER.E.71S, eCeven of Yhe first tweCve astronauts tiv(o tivaCkecfon the surface of the moon tivere EagCe Scouts ancfthe Boy
<br />Scouts ofAmerica recognizedEagCe Scout num6er tavo murion in 200g; anc4
<br />'W.7fERE.?1S, more than one midZart actuCt voCu.nteers seCfCessCy serve young persons in the community through
<br />organizations eharteredt(rough the Boy Scouts of America andttie aduCt CeacCers of the Boy Seouts of America seCdom receive
<br />and do not seek the gratitude of tke pubCic; anc4
<br />'W3{ERE.9lS, the Boy Scouts of America consistentCy endeavors to deveCop United States citizens w!w are physicaCCy
<br />preyarec4 mentalry ativare andemotionaCCy fit. The Boy Scouts encourage faith,participation in the outdoors andeducation in
<br />citizenship as preparation of youth for the assumption of CeacCership roCes. The Boy Scouts of .America takes pride in the
<br />heritage of tti.is country andits roCe in the worCdwhiCe maintaining a keen resyect for the 6cuic rigkts of aCCpeopCe.
<br />JIrp1f; rjl~7P.F,-ORZ, I, 1VillBiar.-4- .r'~f.AyOR Of 25ME CI?]/ Or TMlIS, YrXAS, 6y tlre autfrority vested-in me, cfo lzere6y
<br />_proclaim t/ie montlr ofFe6ruary, zoil as, ``BOJ/SCO7!?M09V7".~!' andlrere6y d e-sigrzate tlie year zou as t/ie SecandCentury
<br />Cele6rat4n 3/ear for th'e Boy Scouts ol-.s'imerica in Pcrrrs, lamar County, ?exar, and-encaurage our citizens ta continue ta
<br />suyyort scnuting in our community, and~furtlrer exress our ayyreciation to tlie Boy Scouts of.Americafor tlreir interest in anddedi-cation to.America's youth:
<br />I.*'?1'S71".~f09Vy 1i'.~1~'11TOX I lrave l~iereunto set my liand-and-caused-tlae Seal'of tlze City ta de affzxed-at tlre City of
<br />Parr's; th'r:r t6re 28t6t d-ay of,-edruary, zoll
<br />-WillBiard-, .Alayor
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<br />Janice EYZ'rs, City Clen4C
<br />.AF,-AovYV as roFo~r.•
<br />I1! .Kent.Mcllyar, City.Attorney
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