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P R O CLA M.A 2"70.9V"
<br />1N31EREAS, the City of Paris proucCCy designates Fe6ruary zoiz as Boy Scout .Month,
<br />recognizing t6ie Boy Scouts of America as the oCdest youth organization in the llnited States;
<br />and,
<br />tiVHE1LE.91S, the Boy Scouts of America tivas founcfecf6y Chicago pu6fis6ier tiViCCiam Boyce on
<br />Fe6ruary 8'ti, i9io, and on June zi", i9io, a group of 34 NationaC 1Zepresentatives oyenecf a
<br />temporary office for t6iz NationaCBoy Scouts of America in Ne1v york; and
<br />'W3-CER.EA.S, 6y igiz the Boy Scouts of America hacf enroCCed mem6ers in every state; in
<br />ig16, the Congress of th.e 2lnited States granted t6ie Boy Scouts of America a fecferaC charter,
<br />since igio more than oneliun~fred-ancfelven millian (iji,ooo,ooo) citizens have 6een mem6ers
<br />of the Boy Scouts of America, today there are Boy Scouts counciCs Cocated in one liund~red-
<br />eig/ity-five (185) countries around the tivorCc6- ancf
<br />'W3-CE1LEAS, t6ie purpose of the Boy Scouts of America has 6een and remains teaching
<br />patriotism, courage, seCf-reCiance, andtimeCess vaCues to the youth of the 1lnitedStates;
<br />"W3-CEREAS, each CocaC Boy Scout CounciC averages a minimum o.f tivelve (iz) 6iours of
<br />community service yearCy from each registered Boy Scout tivhich totaCs tltirty millon
<br />(30,000,000) service hours each year in the 1lnitedStates. 7(e CocaCBoy Scout CounciCaverages
<br />ttiventyfaur t6tausand-(24,000) voCunteer service hours per year in addition to producing an
<br />average of thirty five (35) EagCe Scouts. 'rhe NationaC Good ?'urn for America Troject, a
<br />cooyerative effort 6ettiveen 3-Ca6itat for 3-Cumanity, the SaCvation .2lrmy, ancf the Boy Scouts of
<br />America has totaCecf eiglit millon four l~iunafredseventy tlwusand(8,470,000) community
<br />service hours over the Cast five yearr, and,
<br />"W3-CERE.7lS, eCeven of the first ttiveCve astronauts tivho tivaCked on the surface of the moon
<br />tivere EagCe Scouts andthe Boy Scouts of .2lmerica recognized EagCe Scout num6er tivo millon in
<br />2oog; and,
<br />-W3-fEREAS, more than one millon aduCt voCunteers seCfCessCy serve young yersons in the
<br />community through organizations charterecfYhrough the Boy Scouts of America and the aduCt
<br />CeacCers of the Boy Scouts of America seCcfom receive ancfdo not seek the gratitucfe of theyu6Cic;
<br />ancf
<br />-W3-fERE.9LS, the Boy Scouts of America consistentCy encfeavors to deveCop llnitecf States
<br />citizens tivho are physicaCCy prepared, mentaCCy ativare ancf emotionaCCy fit. 7tie Boy Seouts
<br />encourage fait6i, participation in the outdoors and ecfucation in citizenshiy as preparation of
<br />youth for the assumption of CeacCership roCes. 7he Boy Scouts of America takes pride in the
<br />heritage of this country ancfits roCe in t6e tivorCdtivhiCe maintaining a keen respect for the 6asic
<br />rights of aCCpeopCe.
<br />91?7yf; 25MENE,rOR,E, I, .AJ .-larlim; mD., m-Ayo7t oF 7y& cl?y oF P.~rs, ~.f2s; 6y
<br />tlie aut6ority vested-in me, o 6ere6y_proclaim tke montli of-Te6ruary, zolz, as; 80y SC07ll'
<br />MO-*?31" for t`ie Boy Scouts of.s'Imerica in 1'arzs; lamar County, ~xas; and~encourage our
<br />,i~rort scozctr."ng in our cammunity, and furtlier express our
<br />citizens to continue to su
<br />ayjrreciation to t6ie Boy Scouts of.America for t/~ieir interest in and~fedication to .America's
<br />youut/i.
<br />I.N?I'S?t.W0.9V.1/ tiV3~~'REOr, I l~iave 6iereunto set my liand-and-caused-tlie Sealaf t/~ie City
<br />to 6e axed-at tlie City ofParzr, tliis the13t1~i ay of,-e6ruary, zolz.
<br />.A.J. Ylaslim4 .~I.D., .a?ayor
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<br />,/anice C'ity Clerf
<br />.AFFxoYi7v .as l'oFo~r.•
<br />LV. 9Cent.rtilcllyar, City.Attorney
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