WI SJR127

Wisconsin Legislature celebrates the 115th anniversary of Scouting America (formerly Boy Scouts of America), incorporated February 8, 1910, and federally chartered June 15, 1916

Scouting involves over 60 million individuals worldwide, with more than 130 million members since 1910; Scouts volunteered over 7.1 million hours nationally in 2023

Wisconsin has 31,070 youth scouts and 13,274 adult volunteers who performed over 201,000 service hours valued at more than $6 million and collected over 406,000 pounds of food

655 Wisconsin youths earned Eagle Scout badges in 2024

Resolution expresses legislative support for Scouting America and encourages citizens and organizations to recognize and support the scouting tradition