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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING NOAH MCALLISTER, ALEXANDER RADCLIFF,

AND BRETT SILVA OF PACK 17 BLACKROCK, COVENTRY, ON ACHIEVING THE

HIGHEST HONOR IN CUB SCOUTING, THE ARROW OF LIGHT AWARD

     Introduced By: Representatives Guthrie, and Tomasso

     Date Introduced: March 11, 2014

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, It is fitting and essential that we honor the youth of today, our future

leaders, for their achievements and displays of the ideals and values we all cherish; and

     WHEREAS, The Arrow of Light Award is the pinnacle of achievement in Cub Scouting.

It is earned by young Webelos Scouts that are active participants in a Cub Scout den and have

shown that they are ready to join a Boy Scout troop; and

     WHEREAS, To earn this high honor a young Webelos Scout must be active in a Webelos

den for six months since completing the fourth grade or at least six months since turning ten. He

must also be able to show and display his knowledge of the requirements to be a Boy Scout and

earn a minimum of five more activity badges, in addition to the three required to be a Webelos

Scout. Furthermore, he must either visit one Boy Scout meeting or participate in one Boy Scout

outdoor activity, and finally, he must participate in a Webelos overnight campout or day hike; and

     WHEREAS, Learning important lifelong skills and values, and displaying at an early age

the character and leadership traits essential to be a leader, Noah McAllister, Alexander Radcliff,

and Brett Silva have earned the Arrow of Light Award and are worthy of our recognition and

commendation, now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

Providence Plantations hereby recognizes and commends Noah McAllister, Alexander Radcliff,

and Brett Silva of Pack 17 Blackrock, Coventry, on achieving the highest honor in Cub Scouting,

the Arrow of Light Award; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to Noah McAllister, Alexander Radcliff, and Brett

Silva.

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