Re: [Philmont]: Congressional Award

Incredible, Mike. I never heard of the award and, after looking at the
website, virtually any boy who has achieved Eagle is 90-100% there.

Thanks for sharing.

--- Mike Bingley <mbingley@telusplanet.net> wrote:
> Slightly off topic, but . . .
>
> Last night I attended an award ceremony for the Duke of Edinburgh's award -
> young Canadian Challenge, which is part of the International Award scheme,
> as is Congressional award. I also attended their Divisional board meeting.
> While I was there, I was struck by a couple of things:
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> -this is not an elitist award, the young people who received it were from a
> wide variety of backgrounds, such as Scouts, Girl Guides, and young people
> involved through their schools
>
> -every young person who has taken part in a high adventure activity, such as
> Philmont, has already earned a quarter of the requirements for the award.
> Someone who took part in a full Scouting program has probably earned the
> full Gold level of the award.
>
> For those of you who are unfamiliar with this award, I urge you to take a
> look at it on their website: http://www.congressionalaward.org/ Gold medal
> earners are invited to a ceremony in Washington, DC to receive the award (up
> here in Canada, Gold Award Recipients receive it from a member of the Royal
> family - I'm getting mine next month from HRH The Earl of Wessex - Prince
> Edward to you and I).
>
> I was also struck with how few people seem to even know about these awards,
> which is a terrible shame considering how easy it could be for a Scout to
> earn this award. Please mention it to your Scouts.
>
> Cheers
>
> Mike
> --
> Mike Bingley
> Council Field Executive
> Scouts Canada - Chinook Region
> 403-327-4647
> 888-321-4647 (Alberta and BC)
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> http://www.chinook.scouts.ca/impeesa-x/
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Dewey Hemphill, ASM
Troop 276, Memphis, TN
Crew Advisor, 725-O-2
Philmont 2003

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Received on Sat May 3 12:32:59 2003