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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate the Illowa Council of the | ||||||
| 4 | Boy Scouts of America on the occasion of the 50th anniversary | ||||||
| 5 | of its founding in 2017; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, In 1908, British Retired General Lord Robert | ||||||
| 7 | Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell
established the Boy Scout | ||||||
| 8 | movement in Great Britain; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, The Boy Scouts of America was founded in | ||||||
| 10 | Washington, D.C., on February 8, 1910 by Chicago publisher, | ||||||
| 11 | William D. Boyce, after the "Unknown Scout" aided him through a | ||||||
| 12 | dense
London fog and refused a tip for the assistance; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Legislation establishing the federal charter of | ||||||
| 14 | the Boy Scouts of America was passed
by the United States House | ||||||
| 15 | of Representatives and the United States Senate, and on June | ||||||
| 16 | 15, 1916,
was signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson; and | ||||||
| 17 | WHEREAS, The Scouting movement spread to Illinois within a | ||||||
| 18 | year of being established in
Washington, D.C.; and | ||||||
| 19 | WHEREAS, The Buffalo Bill Council and Sac-Fox Council | ||||||
| 20 | merged in 1967, creating the Illowa Council, Boy Scouts of | ||||||
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| 1 | America, which serves
Western Illinois and Eastern Iowa; and | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The Illowa Council serves Bureau, Henry, Knox, | ||||||
| 3 | McDonough, Mercer, Rock Island,
Stark, and Warren Counties in | ||||||
| 4 | Illinois and Western Iowa; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, The Illowa Council continues to prepare young | ||||||
| 6 | people to
make ethical and moral choices by teaching them the | ||||||
| 7 | values of the Scout Oath and Scout Law; and | ||||||
| 8 | WHEREAS, The Illowa Council has over 6,000 registered youth | ||||||
| 9 | members that it serves in
its Scouting programs and over 2,000 | ||||||
| 10 | registered adult volunteers; and | ||||||
| 11 | WHEREAS, The Illowa Council operates four main Scouting | ||||||
| 12 | programs:
Cub Scouts, a traditional Scouting program for | ||||||
| 13 | elementary school age boys; Boy Scouts, a traditional
Scouting | ||||||
| 14 | program for middle school and high school age boys; Venturing, | ||||||
| 15 | a high-adventure based
leadership program for young men and | ||||||
| 16 | women ages 13-20; and Exploring, a career-development
program | ||||||
| 17 | for young men and women ages 14-20; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Both adult and youth members strive to fulfill the | ||||||
| 19 | Scout Motto of "Be Prepared" and the Scout Slogan of "Do a Good | ||||||
| 20 | Turn Daily"; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illowa Council provide more | ||||||
| 2 | than
8,000 hours of community service annually; therefore, be | ||||||
| 3 | it
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| 4 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 5 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 6 | commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Illowa Council, Boy | ||||||
| 7 | Scouts of America, and celebrate the achievements of the | ||||||
| 8 | Scouts, Ventures, Explorers, Adult Leaders and Advisors, and | ||||||
| 9 | Professional Scouters in the Illowa Council; and be it further | ||||||
| 10 | RESOLVED, That we encourage the Illowa Council to continue
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| 11 | promoting community service and leadership development, | ||||||
| 12 | encourage the Boy Scouts to continue to
emphasize character | ||||||
| 13 | building, responsible citizenship, and outdoor stewardship, | ||||||
| 14 | and applaud the
Council for instilling the values of the Scout | ||||||
| 15 | Oath and the Scout Law in young Americans; and be it further
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| 16 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 17 | presented to the Illowa Council and every district served by | ||||||
| 18 | the Council.
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