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SPecial ThankS
SPecial ThankS
Through this commemorative pictorial history, we extend a heartfelt and sincere thank-you to all the men and women, both staff and volunteer, who have contributed to the success of the Boy Scouts of America since 1910, namely:
The Founder of World Scouting—Robert S. S. Baden-Powell
The founders of the Boy Scouts of America
Past and present Chief Scout Executives and dedicated local and national
Robert S. S. Baden-Powell (1857–1941), founder of the worldwide Scouting movement, published Scouting for Boys— the first Boy Scout handbook—in 1908.
council staff members
Past and present National Council presidents, National Executive Board
members, Advisory Board members, and standing committee members The U.S. Congress for the Charter of the Boy Scouts of America—a
Congressional Act passed on June 15, 1916, authorizing the incorporation
of the BSA
Presidents of the United States serving as honorary presidents of the Boy
Scouts of America
Past national Scout jamboree chairmen and professional and volunteer staffs Past Silver Buffalo Award recipients for service on a national level
Past and present regional chairmen, regional board members, and
committee members
Past Silver Antelope Award recipients for service on a regional level Past and present local council presidents, board members, committee
members, Scoutmasters, Cubmasters, and den leaders
Past Silver Beaver Award and Silver Fawn Award recipients for service on a
council level
Past and present directors, staff members, and committee members of the
National Scouting Museum
Adventure Base 100 staff and volunteers
Murray State University, Kentucky, former home of the National Scouting
Museum
Commanding generals and U.S. Army staffs, Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, former
home of the national Scout jamboree
Explorer cabinet members and Advisors
Venturing youth and adult leaders
International commissioners, representatives, and ambassadors Order of the Arrow members
National Eagle Scout Association members
Norman Rockwell
Joseph Csatari
The S. D. Bechtel Jr. Foundation for a most generous gift for the Summit
Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve in West Virginia
All corporate sponsors (see Additional Acknowledgments, page 144)
And all future leaders and volunteers in the next century of Scouting
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