Bill Text: VA HR181 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Commending Boy Scouts of America Troop 31.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-03-08 - Bill text as passed House (HR181ER) [HR181 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2018-HR181-Introduced.html
WHEREAS, for 100 years, Boy Scouts of America Troop 31 has served and supported the members of the Fort Monroe and Hampton Roads communities, while providing local boys and young men with opportunities for leadership development; and
WHEREAS, originally chartered as Boy Scouts of America (BSA) Troop 1 in 1918, BSA Troop 31 is one of the oldest continuously chartered troops in the Colonial Virginia Council; and
WHEREAS, in the mid-1920s, BSA Troop 1 was reorganized as Troop 11, Troop 21, and Troop 31 to better serve the growing community; and
WHEREAS, the Chapel of the Centurion, located inside Fort Monroe in Hampton, graciously served as BSA Troop 31's chartering organization; and
WHEREAS, BSA Troop 31 works to honor the Boy Scout oath by building character, fostering good citizenship, and developing the mental, moral, and physical fitness of all members; and
WHEREAS, in addition to learning valuable skills through a full program of outdoor activities, the members of BSA Troop 31 also provide generous outreach and community service throughout the area; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Boy Scouts of America Troop 31 hereby be commended on the occasion of its 100th anniversary in 2018; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Boy Scouts of America Troop 31 as an expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for the troop's decades of contributions to Fort Monroe and Hampton Roads.
