[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4751]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




IN RECOGNITION OF THE 2011 BLUE AND GOLD BANQUET FOR CUB SCOUT PACK 976

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                        HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 30, 2011

  Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
2011 Blue and Gold Banquet for Cub Scout Pack 976.
  The Boy Scouts were founded in the United States on February 8, 1910 
by William D. Boyce when he incorporated the Boy Scouts of America. The 
following year, the BSA adopted the Scout Oath and the Scout Law. After 
over one hundred years of scouting, these founding principles have 
guided over one hundred million BSA youth members to be trustworthy, 
loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, 
brave, clean and reverent.
  Each year, Cub Scout packs commemorate scouting and its enduring 
principles with a Blue and Gold Banquet. The pack celebrates scouts, 
pack leaders and other adults who have contributed to the pack's health 
and vibrancy. I would like to extend my personal congratulations to the 
following Cub Scouts in Pack 976 who will be recognized at the 2011 
Blue and Gold Banquet for advancing to the next level of scouting.
  The Order of the Arrow is awarded to scouts that best exemplify the 
Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives. The following individuals are 
being awarded the Order of the Arrow this evening.
  Chris Arcangeli, John Cheng, Hank Reinhardt, Cyrus Robinson, Holden 
Snyder, Nicolas Bocock, Nicholas Baltas, Jack Heerink, Charlie McGarry, 
Noah Strike, Danny Flood, Austin Gillmore, Salim Roustom.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me in celebrating the Boy 
Scouts of America, their one hundred year anniversary and the 2011 Blue 
and Gold Banquet for Cub Scout Pack 976. The BSA sets a high standard 
for integrity and strength of character. I admire all scouts who seek 
to uphold the BSA core principles, and extend my sincere best wishes to 
the Cub Scouts of Pack 976 as they strive to realize their scouting 
potential.

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