PRINTER'S NO. 3138
No. 566 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY CAPPELLI, ADOLPH, BAKER, BARRAR, BEAR, BELFANTI,
BENNINGHOFF, BEYER, BIANCUCCI, BISHOP, BOBACK, BOYD, BRENNAN,
BROOKS, CALTAGIRONE, CASORIO, CAUSER, CLYMER, COHEN, CONKLIN,
COSTA, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, DeLUCA, DENLINGER, DiGIROLAMO,
DONATUCCI, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, FRANKEL,
GALLOWAY, GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH,
GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GRELL, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HARHART, HARPER,
HARRIS, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HESS, HICKERNELL, M. KELLER,
KENNEY, KORTZ, KOTIK, KULA, LEVDANSKY, LONGIETTI, MAHONEY,
MAJOR, MANDERINO, MANN, MANTZ, MARKOSEK, MARSICO, McGEEHAN,
McILHATTAN, McILVAINE SMITH, MELIO, MENSCH, METCALFE,
MICOZZIE, MILLARD, R. MILLER, MILNE, MOUL, MOYER, MUNDY,
MURT, MUSTIO, MYERS, NAILOR, D. O'BRIEN, M. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL,
PALLONE, PARKER, PAYNE, PETRI, PETRONE, PHILLIPS, PICKETT,
PYLE, QUIGLEY, RAMALEY, RAPP, READSHAW, REED, REICHLEY, ROAE,
ROHRER, ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SANTONI, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO,
SEIP, SIPTROTH, K. SMITH, SONNEY, STEIL, STERN, R. STEVENSON,
SURRA, SWANGER, J. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TRUE, TURZAI, VULAKOVICH,
WALKO, WANSACZ, WATSON, WHEATLEY, J. WHITE, WOJNAROSKI,
YOUNGBLOOD AND YUDICHAK, JANUARY 28, 2008
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JANUARY 28, 2008
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating February 2008 as "Boy Scout Month" and February 12,
2 2008, as "Eagle Scout Day" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Originating in England under the guidance of Lord
4 Robert Baden-Powell, Boy Scouts grew from Lord Baden-Powell's
5 desire to convert his military prowess into a nonmilitary nature
6 skills development opportunity for boys; and
7 WHEREAS, Newspaper publisher William D. Boyce lost his way in
8 a London fog and was aided by one of Lord Baden-Powell's young
1 scouts, becoming so impressed by the young fellow's skill and
2 cordiality that he founded the Boy Scouts of America on February
3 8, 1910, so that American boys could likewise develop survival
4 skills; and
5 WHEREAS, Boy Scouts is a multilevel organization consisting
6 of Cub Scouts for elementary-age boys, Boy Scouts for fellows
7 aged 11 through 17, and Venturing (formerly Explorers) for young
8 men aged 17 through 20, and it offers rank advancement and merit
9 badge awards to foster athletic, nature and survival skills and
10 citizenship development as a means of encouraging maturity,
11 capability and self-confidence; and
12 WHEREAS, The second highest and most coveted award in Boy
13 Scouts is the Eagle Scout award, received only after long months
14 devoted to a citizenship project which demonstrates the Eagle
15 Scout's skills in the various aspects of scouting and successful
16 completion of exhaustive and comprehensive merit badges; and
17 WHEREAS, Many great citizens of our nation and Commonwealth
18 have been Boy Scouts, and 4% of them went on to receive the
19 Eagle Scout award; therefore be it
20 RESOLVED, That, in recognition of the role Boy Scouts has
21 played in our nation and Commonwealth, the House of
22 Representatives designate February 2008 as "Boy Scout Month" and
23 February 12, 2008, as "Eagle Scout Day" in Pennsylvania.
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