GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2011

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HOUSE RESOLUTION 39

Sponsors:	Representatives Jones, Moffitt, Iler, and McComas (Primary Sponsors). For a complete list of Sponsors, see Bill Information on the NCGA Web Site.
Referred to:

February 7, 2011

A HOUSE RESOLUTION honoring the boy scouts of America.

Whereas, after experiencing a kind gesture by an unknown boy scout during a trip to England, Chicago publisher William D. Boyce decided to establish a scouting organization in the United States; and

Whereas, the Boy Scouts of America was incorporated on February 8, 1910, in Washington, DC; and

Whereas, the Boy Scouts of America was established "to provide an educational program for boys and young adults to build character, to train in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and to develop personal fitness"; and

Whereas, by 1912, boy scouts were enrolled in every state in the nation; and

Whereas, Congress granted the Boy Scouts of America a federal charter on June 15, 1916; and

Whereas, since its founding, the Boy Scouts of America has provided more than 110 million youth with the support, friendship, and mentoring necessary to live a happy and fulfilling life; and

Whereas, local boy scout councils encourage each boy scout to perform community service each year; and

Whereas, in 2010, scouts in North Carolina committed to performing 1,000 hours of community service per county for a minimum of 100,000 hours of community service; and

Whereas, by the end of that year, scouts had performed 300,000 hours of community service, representing millions of dollars in time, talent, and materials, to improve the State's parks, schools, retirement centers, and other public areas; Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

SECTION 1.  The House of Representatives honors the memory of William D. Boyce for his role in founding the Boy Scouts of America and expresses its appreciation to the members of the Boy Scouts of America for their commitment to improving the lives of the citizens of this State.

SECTION 2.  The Principal Clerk shall transmit a certified copy of this resolution to the National Council of Boy Scouts of America.

SECTION 3.  This resolution is effective upon adoption.