LRB-1705/1
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2013 - 2014 LEGISLATURE
March 1, 2013 - Introduced by Senators Petrowski, Cowles,
Lassa, Tiffany,
Moulton, Olsen and Taylor, cosponsored by Representatives Krug,
Czaja,
Ballweg, Bewley, Mursau, Shankland, Spiros, Swearingen, Tauchen,
Vruwink, Williams, Wright, Bies, Brooks, Endsley, Hulsey, Kahl, Kerkman,
T. Larson, Marklein, Murphy, Ohnstad, A. Ott and Petryk. Referred to
Committee on Senate Organization.
SJR12,1,1
1Relating to: commending the Samoset Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
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Whereas, the mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young men to
3make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by teaching the values of the
4Scout Oath and Law; and
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Whereas, the Boy Scouts of America is the most proven and successful youth
6program in America; and
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Whereas, the Samoset Council of the Boy Scouts of America was founded in
81920 and currently serves over 6,300 young men in north-central Wisconsin; and
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Whereas, the Samoset Council provides camping programs, youth and adult
10training opportunities, and the nation's first combined facility for the Boy Scouts and
11Girl Scouts, the Wausau Homes Scout Center, made possible by the generosity of
12Marv and Ruth Schuette on behalf of the builders and employees of Wausau Homes;
13and
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Whereas, the Wausau Homes Scout Center provides the necessary resources
15and information to the Scout family of chartered partners and their leaders,
1including volunteer training, advancement records, registration processing, badges
2of rank, reservations for use of programs and facilities, and personal leadership from
3trained staff; and
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Whereas, of the 296 Scout Councils nationwide, the Samoset Council, based in
5Wausau, was ranked number one, scoring very high in the national Journey to
6Excellence point system, which takes into account member retention, community
7service, the percentage of Boy Scouts advancing to new levels, and fundraising; now,
8therefore, be it
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9Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That the legislature of
10the state of Wisconsin recognizes and salutes the Samoset Council on its remarkable
11achievement; and be it further
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12Resolved, That the chief clerk shall provide copies of this joint resolution to
13the Samoset Council of the Boy Scouts of America, Wausau Homes, and the Schuette
14family.
