HM 33 — "BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA DAY"

HOUSEA MEMORIAL 33DECLARING 53RDJANUARY LEGISLATURE25, -2018 STATE"BOY SCOUTS OF NEWAMERICA MEXICODAY" -IN SECONDTHE SESSIONHOUSE ,OF 2018REPRESENTATIVES. INTRODUCED BY Jason C.

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and e t 17 WHEREAS, the great southwest council-boycouncil, scouts of w l n d 18 America, the conquistador council-boycouncil scouts of America and the = = 19 a l yucca council-boycouncil scoutsserve ofnearly Americaten arethousand chargedthree withhundred helping i a e r 20 young people developthroughout lifelongNew skillsMexico; and values;

and aWHEREAS, tthe myouth min 21scouting WHEREAS,programs provided by the great southwest council, the conquistador d r e 22 council and the yucca council serveare nearlysupported tenin thousandtheir threeefforts cby emore sthan ktwo 23thousand seven hundred youngvolunteers peoplein throughout New Mexico;

and e a n b 24 WHEREAS, the youth in scouting programs provided by the u [ great southwest council, the conquistador council and the yucca .209765.1 council are supported in their efforts by more than two thousand seven hundred volunteers in New Mexico;

and WHEREAS, the most recent study by Tufts university found that men who were scouts for five or more years as boys were HM 33 more likely than men with no scouting experience to graduate Page 1 from high school and college, earn higher household incomes, have lifelong friendships and believe helping others should come before one's own self-interests;

and WHEREAS, the great southwest council, the conquistador council and the yucca council operate camping and other outdoor activities for youth at the Campbell scout ranch in the Sandia e e 17 mountains, the Gorham scout ranch near Chimayo and the e e n d 18 Wehinahpay mountain camp in the Sacramento mountains;

and = = l ] 19 WHEREAS, the national division of the boy scouts of a l r i 20 America operates the Philmont scout ranch in Cimarron, which t e a t hosts more than thirty thousand visitors from all over the world m m 21 e d r e 22 every year;

and c e r c 23 WHEREAS, the national scouting museum is relocating to New e a n b 24 Mexico from Irving, Texas;

and u [ WHEREAS, scouting serves young people throughout New .209765.1 - 2 - Mexico, regardless of economic circumstances, parental involvement or any other factors that might limit a child's access to programs;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that January 25, HM 33 Page 2 2018 be declared "Boy Scouts of America Day" in the house of representatives;

and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copies of this memorial be transmitted to the regional managers of the great southwest council-boy scouts of America, the conquistador council-boy scouts of America and the yucca council-boy scouts of America.

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