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PROCLAMATION "Boy Scouts of America -100th Anniversary February 8, 2010 WHEREAS, On February 8, 2010, Boy Scouts of America will celebrate 100 years as an organization; and WHEREAS, The American Legion voiced its support of Boy Scouts of America at its first national convention in 1919, making it the first national youth activity officially recognized by the American Legion; and WHEREAS, For 100 years Boy Scouts of America has created a strong foundation of leadership, service, and community for America's youth in preparing them to become engaged citizens and leaders; and WHEREAS, Boy Scouts of America is one of the nation's foremost youth programs of character development and values -based leadership training, and 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, Boy Scouts of America serve nearly 2.8 million young people between 7 and 20 years of age with more than 300 councils throughout the United States and its territories; and WHEREAS, Boy Scouts of America "A Year of Celebration, A Century of Making a Difference" will begin on September 1, 2009, and will end on December 31, 2010; and WHEREAS, The 100`h Anniversary Boy Scout Jamboree will be held July 26-August 4, 2010, at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia; and WHEREAS, The American Legion desires to recognize the 100`h anniversary of Boy Scouts of America and its positive influence on millions of young men and women across the country. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Marlin D. Kuykendall, Mayor of the City of Prescott, Arizona do hereby declare February 8, 2010 as: 100TH ANNIVERSARY BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Prescott to be affixed this 17th day of August 2010. MAIit1N D. KUYKENDALL, Mayor City of Prescott