Full Text of HR0022 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 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
| 6 | | WHEREAS, In 1908, British Retired General Lord Robert | 7 | | Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell
established the Boy Scout | 8 | | movement in Great Britain; and
| 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
| 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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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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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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