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HOUSE RESOLUTION


  
 
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    WHEREAS, On February 8, 1910, William Dickson Boyce, a 
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resident of the City of Ottawa, executed and signed documents 
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to officially incorporate and organize the Boy Scouts of 
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America; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Boy 
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Scouts of America, Scouts throughout the United States will pay 
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homage to a man who touched the lives of millions of youth and 
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adult leaders through Scouting; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, The Ottawa Scouting Museum has the unique 
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opportunity to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Boy 
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Scouts of America in the hometown and final resting place of 
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W.D. Boyce; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, The Ottawa Scouting Museum will host a "Scout 
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Homecoming 2010" in Ottawa on June 10-13, 2010; the homecoming 
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will feature an old fashioned Soap Box Derby, a 1910 campsite, 
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a climbing wall, a rappelling tower, monkey bridges, a Dutch 
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Oven Cook-Off, hiking trails, and Native American dancers, 
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among many other activities; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, The Ottawa Scouting Museum has served as a shining 
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example of the Scouts and their contributions to mankind during 
 


 






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this momentous anniversary; therefore, be it
  
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate the organizers and volunteers of the Ottawa 
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Scouting Museum on the occasion of the museum's Scout 
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Homecoming 2010 celebration and wish them continued success and 
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happiness in the future; and be it further
  
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the Ottawa Scouting Museum as a symbol of our 
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esteem and respect.