05-PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING 2001 AS THE SECOND CENTURY CELEBRATION YEAR OF BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICACITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM BRIEFING SHEET
Submittal Date:
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02/23/2011
Council Date:
City Council
Mayor Biard
5.
02/28/2011
RECOMMENDED MOTION:
None
POLICY ISSUE(S):
Public Announcement
BACKGROUND:
Proclamation designating 2011 as the Second Century Celebration Year of Boy Scouts of America and
declaring February as Official Boy Scout month.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
EXHIBITS:
The attached proclamation
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-wHERE.?lS, the City,of Paris joins miCCians of citizens throug(oi+t the country in recognizing zoii, as the 101`fi
Anniversary of the Boy ScouYs of America Further, the City o.f Paris proudCy designates Fe6ruary zoii as Boy Scout Month,
recognizing the Boy Scouts of .2lmerica as the oCdest youtk organization in the 'llnitedStates; anc4
^WHERE.9lS, the Boy Scouts of America tivas founded 6y Chicaflo pu6tis(ier -ViCCiam Boyce on Fe6ruary 8'h igio, and on
June 21'', igio, a group of 34 NationaCRe_presentatives opened a temporary office for the _NationaCBoy Scouts of America in
New york; anc4
'WHERE.7lS, 6y igiz the Boy Scouts of .America had enroCCed mem6ers in every state; in igi6, the Congress of the United
States granted tke Boy Scouts of America a federaCcharter; since igio more tkan one lundrecfand-eleven mi~on (iii,ooo,ooo)
citizens ltave 6een mem6ers of the Boy Scouts of America; today there are Boy Scouts counciG Cocated in one liundred-eiglzty-
Jive 085) countries around the ►vorfd- anc4
'W9CERE.9lS, the purpose of the Boy Scouts of America has 6een and remains teaching patriotism, courage, seCf-reCiance,
and timeCess vaCues to the youth of the 1lnitecfStates;
'WHERE.71.S, each CocaCBoy Scout CounciCaverages a minimum of tivelve (iz) hours of community service yearCy from
each registered Boy Scout ivkich YotaCs tooiirty mieran (30,000,000) service hours each year in the United States. 7he CocaCBoy
Scout CounciCaverages tsventy. four tliousand (z4,ooo) voEunteer service 6iours per year in addition to producing an average of
thirt y five (35) EQg~e Scouts. The NationaCGood7urn for America Project, a cooperative effort 6ettiveen 3-Ca6itat for 9-lumanity,
the SaCvation Army, and the Boy Scouts of .2lmerica has totaCed eigl~it milZ'con four lrundred seventy th'ousana'-(8,470,000)
community service kours over the Cast five years; anc4
'W3fER.E.71S, eCeven of Yhe first tweCve astronauts tiv(o tivaCkecfon the surface of the moon tivere EagCe Scouts ancfthe Boy
Scouts ofAmerica recognizedEagCe Scout num6er tavo murion in 200g; anc4
'W.7fERE.?1S, more than one midZart actuCt voCu.nteers seCfCessCy serve young persons in the community through
organizations eharteredt(rough the Boy Scouts of America andttie aduCt CeacCers of the Boy Seouts of America seCdom receive
and do not seek the gratitude of tke pubCic; anc4
'W3{ERE.9lS, the Boy Scouts of America consistentCy endeavors to deveCop United States citizens w!w are physicaCCy
preyarec4 mentalry ativare andemotionaCCy fit. The Boy Scouts encourage faith,participation in the outdoors andeducation in
citizenship as preparation of youth for the assumption of CeacCership roCes. The Boy Scouts of .America takes pride in the
heritage of tti.is country andits roCe in the worCdwhiCe maintaining a keen resyect for the 6cuic rigkts of aCCpeopCe.
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
_proclaim t/ie montlr ofFe6ruary, zoil as, ``BOJ/SCO7!?M09V7".~!' andlrere6y d e-sigrzate tlie year zou as t/ie SecandCentury
Cele6rat4n 3/ear for th'e Boy Scouts ol-.s'imerica in Pcrrrs, lamar County, ?exar, and-encaurage our citizens ta continue ta
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:
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
Parr's; th'r:r t6re 28t6t d-ay of,-edruary, zoll
-WillBiard-, .Alayor
A7firST
Janice EYZ'rs, City Clen4C
.AF,-AovYV as roFo~r.•
I1! .Kent.Mcllyar, City.Attorney
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