LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating Boy Scout Troop 60 of Warners, New
York, upon the occasion of celebrating its 60th Anniversary

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize those
organizations within our midst, which have demonstrated consistent
excellence while bringing great pride and joy to the citizens of the
State of New York; and
WHEREAS, One such organization is Boy Scout Troop 60 of Warners, New
York, whose members and past members will celebrate its 60th Anniversary
by hosting a Reunion of past Scoutmasters and Eagle Scouts; and
WHEREAS, Boy Scout Troop 60 was officially chartered on February 1,
1948; however, the troop began as early as 1938 with Jack Smith, along
with brothers, Don and Elywin Weisbrod, in the 1940s; and
WHEREAS, Throughout the past 60 years of continuous service, Boy Scout
Troop 60 has remained true to its mission of providing Boy Scouting
through a boy-led troop that lives by the Boy Scout Oath and Law; the
Boy Scout Oath states, "On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to
God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; To help other people at
all times; To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally
straight; the Boy Scout Law states, "A Scout is trustworthy, loyal,
helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave,
clean and reverent"; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Steven Kay should be commended for his extensive involve-
ment in Boy Scout Troop 60; he joined Troop 60 in 1948, as a Boy Scout
and has been active with the Troop ever since; he has held many leader-
ship positions, including Scoutmaster and his current position as Troop
60's Charter Representative; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Bruce Belcher became Troop 60's first Eagle Scout in
1962, under the direction of Scoutmaster Steven Kay; and
WHEREAS, 26 Boy Scouts from Troop 60 have earned the prestigious rank
of Eagle Scout, which is the highest advancement rank in Scouting; to
earn this rank, a Scout must fulfill requirements in the areas of lead-
ership, service and outdoor skills; the rank is only achieved by approx-
imately five percent of all Boy Scouts; famous Eagle Scouts include
President Gerald R. Ford, Neil Armstrong, Bill Gates, and Steven Spiel-
berg; and
WHEREAS, This year, Boy Scout Troop 60 is celebrating its 60th Anni-
versary; over the past 60 years, Troop 60 has conducted an incalculable
number of community service projects, produced many accomplished Eagle
Scouts who have gone on to do great things, and has left a lifelong
impact on the lives of its great Scouts and leaders; and
WHEREAS, To celebrate this milestone, Boy Scout Troop 60 will host a
Reunion of past Scoutmasters and Eagle Scouts, as well as anyone who has
been involved with Troop 60 over the past 60 years, on May 9, 2009, at
the Warners Fire Hall in Camillus; the event will begin with a flag
ceremony, followed by a procession to the Warners Fire Hall, and will
conclude with a luncheon; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
take this opportunity to honor the members and past members of Boy Scout
Troop 60, who are celebrating its 60th Anniversary, and to pay tribute
to the Boy Scout Leaders and Boy Scouts of the past, whose service to
Scouting and our youth is uncompromised and continues to this day; and,
be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to John O'Hara, Scoutmaster, Boy Scout Troop 60, Warners, New
York.