SM 99 — "BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA DAY"

SENATE MEMORIAL 99 54TH LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - FIRST SESSION, 2019 INTRODUCED BY Pete Campos 6 8 10 A MEMORIAL DECLARING FEBRUARY 26, 2019 "BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA DAY" IN THE SENATE.

145 WHEREAS, the boy scouts of America is one of the nation's largest and most prominent values-based youth development organizations;

and e t 17 WHEREAS, the great southwest council-boy scouts of w l n d 18 America, the conquistador council-boy scouts of America and the = = 19 a l yucca council-boy scouts of America are charged with helping i a e r 20 young people develop lifelong skills and values;

and a t m m 21 WHEREAS, the great southwest council, the conquistador d r e 22 council and the yucca council serve more than eight thousand c e s k 23 five hundred young people 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 .214288.1 council are supported in their efforts by more than three thousand seven hundred volunteers in New Mexico;

and WHEREAS, a recent study by Tufts university found that men who were scouts for five or more years as boys were more likely than men with no scouting experience to graduate from high school and college, earn higher household incomes, have SM 99 Page 1 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, the Wehinahpay e e n d 18 mountain camp in the Sacramento mountains and dowling aquatic = = l ] 19 base in Carlsbad;

and a l r i 20 WHEREAS, the national division of the boy scouts of t e a t America operates the Philmont scout ranch in Cimarron, which m m 21 e d r e 22 hosts more than thirty thousand visitors from all over the c e r c 23 world every year;

and e a n b 24 WHEREAS, the national scouting museum relocated to New u [ Mexico from Irving, Texas in 2018;

and .214288.1 - 2 - WHEREAS, scouting serves young people throughout New 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 SENATE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that February 26, 2019 be declared "Boy SM 99 Page 2 Scouts of America Day" in the senate;

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