[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 140 (Friday, October 28, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2218-E2219]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    IN HONOR OF KENNETH W. ALLEN II

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                             HON. SAM FARR

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 28, 2005

  Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today as a former Boy Scout to honor 
Kenneth W. Allen II, as he retires from 31 years as a professional with 
the Boy Scouts of America.
  Ken served the Scouting effort in six Scout councils throughout 
California, including San

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Francisco Bay Area Council, Forty-Niner Council, Santa Clara County 
Council, Orange County Council, and Great Western Council. For the last 
four years he led the Monterey Bay Area Council as the Scout Executive, 
serving Santa Cruz, San Benito and Monterey Counties. I have had the 
particular pleasure of working with Ken on enhancing and preserving the 
Pico Blanco Boy Scout Camp in Big Sur that I enjoyed in my youth.
  Under his leadership the Boy Scouts of America was enriched with 
growth in the organization and its outreach to boys. Some of his 
accomplishments include leading the San Francisco Bay Area Council to 
expand membership in youth outreach programs by 37.5 percent, and the 
annual youth membership there increased by 41 percent, more than any 
other council in the United States. He wrote the original national 
Scouting curriculum for In-School Scouting, developed and implemented 
the first In-School Scouting program for Latino youth in Orange County 
and East San Jose, and prepared public relations strategies for the Boy 
Scouts of America both at the local level and the national level.
  Mr. Speaker, Ken Allen's career has been one of exemplary service to 
every community he lived in, and even more to the greater community of 
Scouting. His innovative programs and achievements are an inspiration 
to all who build our youth and strive to make the world a better place.

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