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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Ingersoll Scout Reservation near London Mills | ||||||
| 3 | celebrates the 50th Anniversary since its
opening by the W. D. | ||||||
| 4 | Boyce Council of the Boy Scouts of America; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Ingersoll Scout Reservation, initially named | ||||||
| 6 | Wilderness Camp, was officially renamed in 1973
to posthumously | ||||||
| 7 | honor William Parlin Ingersoll, who donated the land; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Ingersoll Scout Reservation opened in mid-June of | ||||||
| 9 | 1965 to Boy Scouts throughout Central Illinois; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, Since Ingersoll Scout Reservation's opening, an | ||||||
| 11 | estimated 10 million dollars has been invested
in improvements | ||||||
| 12 | to the facilities, with large portions of the improvements | ||||||
| 13 | accomplished by outstanding
volunteer services and donations | ||||||
| 14 | from businesses, Boy Scout supporters and others within the
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| 15 | communities of the W.D. Boyce Council; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Since Ingersoll Scout Reservation's opening, an | ||||||
| 17 | estimated 40,000 Boy Scouts have enjoyed this
outstanding | ||||||
| 18 | Central Illinois treasure, and it has been staffed by an | ||||||
| 19 | estimated 1,500 Camp Counselors; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Ingersoll Scout Reservation has received National | ||||||
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| 1 | Accreditation almost every year since its
opening; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Ingersoll Scout Reservation's camp staff have | ||||||
| 3 | gone on to become executives within Boy Scout
Councils and Boy | ||||||
| 4 | Scout Camp Rangers, members of the Airborne Rangers and other | ||||||
| 5 | units within the military,
police departments, and fire | ||||||
| 6 | departments, professors at colleges and universities, local | ||||||
| 7 | civic leaders, and
members of clergy; the outstanding camp | ||||||
| 8 | counselors throughout the years have always treasured their | ||||||
| 9 | time as Ingersoll Scout Reservation Staff and have continued to | ||||||
| 10 | bring pride to the
W.D. Boyce Council of the Boy Scouts of | ||||||
| 11 | America by excelling in their careers throughout all fields of
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| 12 | employment; therefore, be it
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| 13 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 14 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
declare July 18, | ||||||
| 15 | 2015 as "Ingersoll Scout Reservation Day" in the State of | ||||||
| 16 | Illinois; and be it further
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| 17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 18 | presented to the Ingersoll Scout Reservation as a symbol
of our | ||||||
| 19 | admiration and respect.
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