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The James E. West Fellowship Award 
The James E. West Fellowship Award is a national
recognition for individuals who contribute $1,000 or more in cash or securities
to their local council endowment trust fund. This contribution is
in addition to, and does not diminish or replace, the donor's annual gift
to the council's Sustaining Membership Enrollment or Friends of Scouting
Campaign.
Organizations or individuals may contribute
an award in honor of someone--an Eagle Scout, a Silver Beaver recipient,
council president, or district chairman, or in memory of a departed loved
one, business associate, or special Scouter.
Form of Recognition
The James E. West Fellowship Award is an
attractive 8-by-10-inch certificate, personalized with the donor's name,
date of gift, and council name. In addition, there will be a distinctive
lapel pin/charm and an embroidered square knot for uniform wear.
While it is a national recognition, the James E. West Fellowship award
is authorized and presented by the local council. Appropriate national
recognition will be given at a special reception held in conjunction with
the National Annual Meeting.
Background and Significance
The award is named after the first Chief
Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America who exemplified Ralph Waldo
Emerson's observation that "an institution is the lengthened shadow
of one man." Scouting today is the "lengthened shadow"
of more than three decades of the farseeing and dedicated leadership of
Dr. James E. West. Those who are recognized by the James E.
West Fellowship Award will cast their own "lengthened shadow"
as they help ensure the Scouting legacy for future generations of young
people and create the financial stability of the program in the twenty-first
century for their local council.
For more information contact Bob
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