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• March 23, 1974—Scouting
Environment Day.
• April 27,1974—Keep Amer-
ica Beautiful Day.
• May, 1974—National Safe
Bicycle Driving emphasis
for Cub Scouts. Highlights
for the month will be a com-
munity bike inspection by
packs and other activities
related to safe bicycling.
Working with the BSA are
the National Safety Council,
Bicycle Institute of America,
Schwinn Bicycle Co., and
Goodyear Tire and Rubber
Co.
• June 5, 1974—World Envi-
ronment Day.
• August, 1974—"American
Heritage" tours of our coun-
try for Scouters from other
nations who have served as
aides and counselors at
Scout camps in this country.
During the GIFT year,
four Cub Scout monthly
themes will tie in to the
bicentennial spirit by stress-
ing aspects of the history
and culture of this and other
countries. The themes are
American Indians, Customs
of Countries, Keep America
Beautiful, and My Home
State. Scouts will have such
program features as Family
Living, Community Living
and Emergency Prepared-
ness—all emphasizing the
values and rewards of "Get-
ting Involved For Them."
For Scouts and Explorers,
there again will be an op-
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portunity for national rec-
ognition and college scholar-
ships through The Reader's
Digest/Boy Scouts of Amer-
ica Public Speaking contest.
The topic will be "Get In-
volved For Them."
September, 1974-August,
1975—Be Prepared for Life.
Programs will stress fitness
and safety in keeping with
the President's concern for
"the advancement of human
welfare." Both young people
and adults will have the
chance to participate. These
are the plans:
• A national "learn-to-swim"
program for Cubs, Scouts
and Explorers; special fit-
ness awards made in cooper-
ation with the President's
Council on Physical Fitness
and Sports; safe bicycle
driving program for Cub
Scouts; boating and canoe-
ing safety program for
Scouts; and renewed empha-
sis on the BSA's World
Friendship Fund.
September, 1975-August,
1977—Spirit of '76. This two-
year emphasis will have
three separate phases: Heri-
tage '76, encouraging a look
back at our achievements in
science, culture, politics and
other endeavors; Festival,
USA, providing opportuni-
ties for international un-
derstanding and exchange
visits; and Horizons '76,
looking to the future to
set the stage for a new gen-
eration of prepared youth.
Here are the plans:
• Historical themes at camps
and camporees and cere-
monial occasions; a model
Scout camp on a Potomac
River island near Washing-
ton during the summer of
1976 for visitors to see (the
Eagle Scouts who will be
hosts at the camp will also
perform service functions at
Washington ceremonies);
and a national register-and-
vote campaign in the latter
part of 1976.
For each of these broad
themes, specific activities
will be suggested for local
councils, districts, packs,
troops and posts. Bicenten-
nial activities should meet
local needs and utilize local
resources. Some of the rec-
ommended activities, such
as Project SOAR and Oper-
ation Reach, will continue
through the bicentennial
era.
Cub Scouts, Scouts and
Explorers who take part in
their unit's bicentennial
events will be eligible for a
special patch worn as a tem-
porary emblem on the right
shirt pocket, and a commem-
orative medal for each year.
The patches, and the medal
for the GIFT year are
shown on the previous page.
The awards will be made
available to unit leaders
through local council serv-
ice centers to recognize par-
ticipation in bicentennial
activities.
Throughout the bicenten-
nial era, packs, troops and
posts can also earn the
annual National President's
Boypower Unit Award. Cri-
teria include a good activi-
ties program, on-time re-
registration of the unit, and
(for packs and troops) regu-
lar uniform inspections and
satisfactory records of ad-
vancement. Units that meet
the standards will receive a
flag streamer, and their
members will get a recogni-
tion strip that can be worn
on the uniform below the
pack or troop numeral.
There will be one, two and
three stars on the strips
earned by units for the sec-
ond, third and fourth years.
The bicentennial era will
encompass the final four
years of BOYPOWER '76, an
eight-year effort by the Boy
Scouts of America to bring
better Scouting programs to
at least one-third of all
American boys by the end
of 1976. BOYPOWER '76 and
the bicentennial programs
are closely related since
both seek to enrich the lives
of as many of our nation's
youth as we can reach.
Both are designed to en-
able the Boy Scouts of
America to deliver to the
nation, on its 1976 birthday
anniversary, a great gift: a
new generation of prepared
young citizens — physically
strong, mentally awake and
morally straight. Young peo-
ple who are growing through
their experience in Scouting,
learning the lessons of re-
sponsible citizenship, and
priding themselves on the
great accomplishments of
their country. g
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