Bill Text: VA HJR211 | 2020 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Boy Scout Troop 1865.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-02-20 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ211ER) [HJR211 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2020-HJR211-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, Boy Scout Troop 1865 of the Boy Scouts of America, which provides leadership and service programs for boys between the ages of 11 and 18, celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2020; and
WHEREAS, established on March 19, 1970, and chartered by the Country Club View Civic Association, Boy Scout Troop 1865 has counted hundreds of boys and more than 300 adult volunteers among its membership; and
WHEREAS, Boy Scout Troop 1865 provides training for young people related to good citizenship, character development, and self-reliance through a range of outdoor activities and educational programs, including annual trips for caving, climbing, target shooting, canoeing, hiking, leadership training, and medieval battling; and
WHEREAS, Boy Scout Troop 1865 has engaged in many service projects throughout Fairfax County, such as event support for its charter organization, environmental clean-up efforts, and various Eagle Scout projects; and
WHEREAS, Boy Scout Troop 1865 actively participates in yearly adventure programs and summer camps, sending a majority of the troop to these events with funds partially raised by the Scouts themselves through fall and spring mulch sales and deliveries; and
WHEREAS, Boy Scout Troop 1865 supports all Scouts as they explore interests and improve their skills while working toward the organization's highest rank, Eagle Scout; 166 members have achieved the rank of Eagle Scout since the troop's inception; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Boy Scout Troop 1865 on the occasion of its 50th anniversary; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Boy Scout Troop 1865 as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for its dedication to supporting leadership, citizenship, character development and self-reliance in young people in Fairfax County.
