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Regular Session, 2013 ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 37
BY SENATOR DONAHUE
A RESOLUTION
To recognize and commend the Boy Scouts of America for the public service the
organization performs through its contributions to the lives of the nation's boys and
young men.
WHEREAS, scouting is the largest voluntary youth movement in the world, with a
membership totaling more than twenty-five million; and
WHEREAS, the Boy Scouts of America is an organization that was incorporated on
February 8, 1910, and recognized by federal charter on June 15, 1916, to provide an
educational program for boys and young men to build strong moral character, train in the
responsibilities of participatory citizenship, and develop personal fitness; and
WHEREAS, the Boy Scouts of America teaches the core values of duty to God and
country, personal honor, respect for the beliefs of others, volunteerism, and interdependence
with the environment, principles which are conducive to good character, citizenship, and
health; and
WHEREAS, since 1910, more than 111,000,000 people have been members of the
Boy Scouts of America; and
WHEREAS, the Boy Scouts of America is a model for inclusiveness, with millions
of boys and young men from every ethnic, religious, and economic background, including
those with disabilities and special needs, participating in scouting programs across the
United States; and
WHEREAS, each local Boy Scout Council commits each Boy Scout to perform
twelve hours of community service each year, for a total of thirty million community service
hours annually; and
WHEREAS, more than one million adult volunteer leaders selflessly serve young
people in their communities through organizations chartered by the Boy Scouts of America;
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WHEREAS, the United States Supreme Court has ruled that the Boy Scouts of
America, as a private, voluntary, nonbusiness organization, has the right to set its own
standards for membership and leadership; and
WHEREAS, the Boy Scouts of America have always affirmed faith in God as
foundational and essential to its purpose and mission, animated by Lord Baden-Powell's
insight that "God has given us…the great Book of Nature to read; and [no one can] say that
there is untruth there - the facts stand before them"; and
WHEREAS, the Boy Scouts of America enjoys a sustained record of proven success
in producing leaders for our nation who are trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous,
kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby recognize and commend the Boy Scouts of America and express appreciation
for the public service the organization performs through its contributions to the lives of the
nation's boys and young men.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE