05-Proclamation celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Boy ScoutsCITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM BRIEFING SHEET
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O1/07/10
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City Manager
Kevin Carruth
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O1/25/10
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Not an action item.
POLICY ISSUE(S):
Proclamation
BACKGROUND:
The Boy Scouts of America remains committed to helping millions of youth succeed by providing the
support, friendship, and mentoring and encouraging participation in Scouting as a means of character
building, citizenship training and personal fitness. This proclamation celebrates the 100th Anniversary
of the Boy Scouts of America.
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City of Paris I Revised 2/04/08
P R O Cl AM.A 2-~TO.9V
"1N3-CEREAS, th.e City of Taris joins miCCions of citizens throughout the country in
recognizing Fe6ruary 8, zoio, as the joo" .2tnniversary of the Boy Scouts of America, the oCdest
youth organization in the 'ilnitedStates; and,
tiV3-CEREAS, the Boy Scouts of .lmerica tivas founded 6y Chicago pu6Cis(ier -NiCCiam Boyce on
Fe6ruary 8"', igio, and on June 21", igio, a group of 34 NationaC 7Zepresentatives opened a
temporary office for the NationaCBoy Scouts of America in Netiv l/ork; and,
'W3fEREAS, 6y igiz the Boy Scouts of America had enroCCecf inem6ers in every state; in
ig16, the Congress of the llnited States granted the Boy Scouts of America a federaC charter;
since i9io more t(ian one Aund~red-and-elven millon (ui,ooo,ooo) citizens have 6een mem6ers
of the Boy Scouts of America; today there are Boy Scouts counciCs Cocated in one /iundred-
e0,6ty Jz"ve (185) countries around the tivorC4- anc~
IW3-CERE.?1.5, the purpose of the Boy Scouts of America has been and remains teaching
patriotism, courage, se f reCiance, and timeCess vaCues to the youth of the llnited States;
-W3-CEREAS, each CocaC 13oy Scout CounciC averages a minimum of ttivelve (lz) hours of
community service yearCy from each registered Boy Scout tivhich totals t/iirty millon
(35>000,000) service hours each year in the UnitedStates. The CocaCBoy Scout CounciCaverages
twentytaur tliausanif(z4,ooo) voCunteer service hours per year in addition to producing an
average of thirty five (35) EagCe Scouts. 'The NationaC Good Turn for America Project, a
cooperative effort 6ettiveen 3-la6itat for .7-Cumanity, the SaCvation Army, and the Boy Scouts of
.2lmeri.ca has totaCed eigl~it millon four liun~freafseventy tFiousana,'-(8,470,000) community
service hours over the Cast five years; and,
-W3-CEREAS, eCeven of the first ttiveCve astronauts tivho tivaCked on the surface of the moon
tivere EagCe Scouts and the Boy Scouts of America recognized EagCe Scout num6er two millon in
zoog; and,
lN3-fEREAS, more t(ian one million aduCt voCunteers seCfCessCy serve young persons in the
community through organizations chartered through the Boy Scouts of America and the aduCt
Ceaders of the Boy Scouts of 9lmerica seCdom receive and do not seek the gratitude of the pu6lic;
an d,
-W3CEREAS, the Boy Scouts of America consistentCy endeavors to deveCop United States
citizens tivGto are physicaCCy preparec~ mentaCCy ativare and emotionaCCy fit. ?he Boy Scouts
encourage faith, partic~pation in the outdoors and education in citizenship as preparation of
youth for the assumption of Ceadership roCes. ?(e Boy Scouts of America takes pride in the
heritage of this country and its roCe in the tivorCcftivhiCe maintaining a keen respect for the 6asic
riAhts of aCCpeopCe.
N071; 7"3fT1ZT,TORT, I, i-ESSE J.s'LmEs -7'"RETZE-1; M-4yOR OF -Ir~T CI?V O-T P.ARIS,
?"EY,~U, 6y tlie autkority vested-in me, d-o liere6yproclaim tlie montlz of~'e6ruary, 201o, as,
'BOySC07l~7'Mo-*r.71" andin `ionor oftlie CentennialC'el6ration a~signatesj'e6ruary 8, zolo
as, 'BOy sco7tU o,r AMERreA D-Ay" in 7'aris; Lamar Caunty, Txas, cznd encourage our
citzzens ta continue to su,rort scouting in our community, and']`i.,rtlier express our
appreciation to tle Boy Scouts af.America foy t!-eiY rnteresl in andedi'cation to .America's
youtl~r.
L91r J-2'S-I)I'.r'~fO.Ny y!'.9f~'1?TOT Ikave liereunto set my liand and-caused-tlie Sealof tAe City
to 6e affixedat tlie City ofParis, tkis tlie zs day ofjanuary, zolo.
.s't??~'S?
jesse James Freel n, Mayor
,janice I'llu; City Clenk
.~PPROY--D ."4 S' 70 FORr'Lf.•
V. 9Cent -Mcllyar, City Attorney