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Wednesday, March 2, 2011

That is a lot of Good Turns! How many have you done today?

North Carolina Boy Scouts have been honored for all of their good turns in 2010 more than 300,000 of them. The Boy Scouts presented their annual Report of the State at a news conference Monday outside the Legislative Building and attended by House Speaker Thom Tillis. The report showed the state's 135,000 Scouts provided more than 300,000 hours in service projects last year, well above the 100,000 hours the Scouts promised Gov. Beverly Perdue they would perform. The House and Senate later Monday approved resolutions honoring their service and Tuesday's 101st anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America. GOP Rep. Justin Burr of Stanly County himself an Eagle Scout presided over the House when the chamber approved its resolution.


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