Silver Beaver Award
| Silver Beaver Award | |||
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| File:Silver Beaver BSA.png Medal and knot | |||
| Country | United States of America | ||
| Created | 1931 | ||
| Founder | Boy Scouts of America | ||
| Awarded for | Distinguished service to young people within a BSA local council | ||
| Recipients | 50,000+[1] | ||
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The Silver Beaver Award is the council-level distinguished service award of the Boy Scouts of America. Recipients of this award are registered adult leaders who have made an impact on the lives of youth through service given to the council.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page).
The Silver Beaver is an award given to those who implement the Scouting program and perform community service through hard work, self sacrifice, dedication, and many years of service. It is given to those who do not actively seek it.
Award
The award consists of a silver beaver suspended from a blue and white ribbon worn around the neck. Recipients may wear the corresponding square knot, with a white strand over a blue strand, on the BSA uniform.
History
The Silver Beaver was introduced in 1931 as a pin-on medal, but due to the heavy weight of the medallion it was switched over to a neck ribbon in mid-1932.[2] A blue-white-blue ribbon bar was introduced in 1934 for informal uniform wear. In 1946, ribbon bars were replaced by the current knot insignia.[3]
The Silver Beaver was initially awarded only to men. The Silver Fawn Award, an equivalent for women was awarded starting in 1971. It used the same knot insignia, but on a blue background. The Silver Fawn was discontinued and the Silver Beaver began to be awarded to women in 1974. A total of 2,455 Silver Fawns were awarded to outstanding women for support of Cub Scouting before the award was discontinued in 1974.[4]
Receipents
- Paul Ilyinsky Mayor of Palm Beach, Florida
References
- ^ "Distinguished Service Awards". Fact Sheets. Boy Scouts of America. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
- ^ Mitch Reis. "Silver Beaver Medals". Boy Scout Memorabilia, Patches And Collectibles Home Page. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
- ^ "Illustrated History of BSA Square Knot Evolution and Private Issues" (PDF). SageVenture. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
- ^ "The Silver Fawn Medal". The Virtual Cub Leader's Handbook. Retrieved 2008-04-12.