[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 14287]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA 100TH ANNIVERSARY

  Mr. LeMIEUX. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute and 
recognition to the Boy Scouts of America as they gather in our Nation's 
Capital to celebrate their 100th anniversary.
  The Boy Scouts of America was incorporated on February 8, 1910, by 
William Dickson Boyce. Over the last century, the Boy Scouts of America 
has reached more than 114 million young people by combining lifelong 
values and educational activities with the fun and wonder of the 
outdoors.
  Scouting plays an important role in preparing generations of young 
men for the responsibilities of adulthood. Boys learn the importance of 
respect and community service. Through scouting activities, Boy Scouts 
discover the satisfaction of achievement and self-confidence. Today's 
Scouts embrace a lifelong commitment to service, and embody the values 
of personal responsibility and self-discipline. They share a love of 
our environment, an appreciation of diversity, and an idealism and 
optimism in the future of our country. These are values that must 
continue to be cultivated and strengthened in communities all across 
our great Nation.
  The Boy Scouts of America embody the moral values important to any 
society, and Scouts and Scout leaders are to be commended for their 
good work in promoting these values. As found in the Scout's Handbook, 
``A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, 
obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent.''
  Let us welcome the Boy Scouts of America to Washington, DC, for their 
2010 Boy Scout National Jamboree and recognize their enormous 
contributions to our country. I commend the Boy Scouts of America 
organization for a century's worth of service and commitment to 
instilling the finest values in America's future leaders.

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