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HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 181
Commending Boy Scouts of America Troop 31.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 8, 2018

 

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.