[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 185 (Friday, December 18, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1843]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING SHREWSBURY BOY SCOUT TROOP 114

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                         HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, December 18, 2015

  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Shrewsbury Boy Scout 
Troop 114.
  January 2016 will mark the 100th anniversary of Shrewsbury Boy Scout 
Troop 114. The troop, which has been chartered by the First 
Congregational Church of Shrewsbury since 1916, is one of the oldest 
troops in Mohegan Council as well as one of the oldest troops within 
the Boy Scouts of America.
  For the last hundred years, Shrewsbury Boy Scout Troop 114 has been a 
vibrant part of our community and helped to teach our young boys the 
skills that prepare them to lead and the values that strengthen our 
families in Shrewsbury and the surrounding communities.
  Troop 114, which is comprised of 70 Scouts who range in age from 10 
to 17, is led by Scoutmaster Rick Spurr as well as 28 registered adult 
leaders. All of them work to build character and train the Scouts in 
the responsibilities of participating citizenship and developing 
personal fitness.
  Troop 114 helps our boys stay active and physically fit with 10 
campouts per year and a week of summer camp. Since 1916, Troop 114 has 
spent over 2,500 nights camping throughout New England and members of 
Troop 114 have represented Shrewsbury proudly at every National Boy 
Scout Jamboree that has ever been held.
  Through the years, 124 members of Troop 114 have attained the rank of 
Eagle Scout. For the last decade, crews of Scouts have attended 
national High Adventure camps across the country, including Philmont 
Scout Ranch in New Mexico, Seabase in Florida and the Bahamas, and 
Maine High Adventure in northern Maine.
  Over the past 100 years Scouting, Troop 114 has kept up with the 
changing world by offering many new merit badges that focus on cutting-
edge technologies and industries that did not exist years ago. And 
while much has changed, the core values of the Scouting program have 
remained constant since Troop 114 was founded in 1916.
  I am pleased to congratulate Shrewsbury Boy Scout Troop 114 as they 
celebrate their centennial and a proud history of helping all of our 
boys reach their full potential. Here's to another great hundred years.

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