The 1910 Society was named in recognition of the year
in which the visionary early leaders founded the Boy
Scouts of America, which was patterned after the fledgling-but
popular-Scouting program developed in England by Sir
Baden-Powell.
Those who make a gift now of $25,000 or more, to further
endow Scouting are themselves modern-day visionaries.
It is appropriate, therefore, that these visionaries
be recognized as they help ensure the Scouting legacy
for future generations of young Americans by undergirding
the financial stability of the BSA programs in the Three Rivers Council Council into the twenty-first century.
There are four levels of recognition in the 1910
Society:
Ernest Thompson Seton ,
nationally known artist and naturalist, author of
the first official American Scout handbook and many
other books important to Scouting; Seton level membership:
$25,000 minimum gift.
Daniel Carter Beard, first
chairman of the National Court of Honor, National
Scout Commissioner, and author of many well- known
books and stories for youth; Beard level membership:
$100,000 minimum gift.
Theodore Roosevelt, first
Chief Scout Citizen, first vice president of the BSA,
and President of the United States ; Roosevelt level
membership: $500,000 minimum gift.
Waite Phillips, one of the
BSA's first benefactors, and donor to the BSA of almost
130,000 acres of land in New Mexico and what is now
Philmont Scout Ranch; Phillips level membership: $1,000,000
and up.
Members receive a leather-bound edition of the Boy
Scout Handbook with their name embossed in gold on
the cover, an attractive personalized parchment certificate
and a distinctive lapel pin or charm. They also receive
invitations to special members-only events and receptions
at National Meetings, Jamborees, and other major Scouting
events.
Please contact Les Bentley about becoming a 1910
Heritage member at 409-842-5240 ext. 15.
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