The scouting program is for and about the youth. However, it is through the hard work and sacrifice of adult leaders that the program is brought to the youth. Adult recognition is one way to reward those adult leaders who put forth a great amount of effort and or resource to ensure the program remains strong and viable.
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| District Award of Merit | Silver Beaver Award |
 Tiger Coach Award |
Recognition of service as a Tiger Cub Coach | ||||||||||
 Cub Den Leader Award |
Recognition of service as a Cub Scout Den Leader | ||||||||||
 Den Leader Coach Award |
Recognition of service as a Cub Scout Den Leader Coach | ||||||||||
 Webelos Den Leader Award |
Recognition of service as a Cub Scout Webelos Den Leader | ||||||||||
 Cub Master Award |
Recognition of service as a Cub Scout Cub Master | ||||||||||
 Cub Scouter Award |
Recognition of service as a Cub Scout Scouter | ||||||||||
 Scouters Training Award |
Recognition of service as a Boy Scout Leader Trainer | ||||||||||
 Scouters Key |
Recognition of service as a Boy Scout Scoutmaster | ||||||||||
 Scoutmaster Award of Merit |
The award was presented to one Scoutmaster per BSA area each year. These Scoutmasters' records demonstrated proper use of Boy Scout advancement, and a significant number of their Boy Scouts attained the Eagle Scout rank. | ||||||||||
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Silver Beaver Award |
The award is made for noteworthy service of exceptional character to youth by registered Scouters within the territory under the jurisdiction of a local office. | ||||||||||
 Silver Antelope Award |
The Silver Antelope Award, created in 1942, is granted for outstanding service to youth within the territory of a BSA region. The criteria are similar to those for the Silver Buffalo, with one major difference: A recipient must be a registered adult member of the Boy Scouts of America. The awards are presented in connection with regional meetings or at other public functions within the region. The National Court of Honor bestows Silver Antelope Awards on the basis of the number of registered volunteers in a region. | ||||||||||
 Silver Buffalo |
The Silver Buffalo Award, created in 1925, is bestowed upon those who give truly noteworthy and extraordinary service to youth. This award, Scouting's highest commendation, recognizes the invaluable contributions that outstanding American men and women render to youth. The service must be national in character and can be directly connected with the BSA or independent of the movement. | ||||||||||
 Silver World Award |
The Silver World Award, conceived in 1971, is presented by the BSA to world citizens who give outstanding service to their nation's youth, to young people in other countries, or to the Scouting program of their nation through their participation or support. Recipients of the Silver World must be citizens of countries whose Scout associations are members of the World Organization of Scouting Movements (WOSM), to include registered adult BSA members. Nominations are accepted from anyone with knowledge of an individual's service to Scouting or to youth on an international or worldwide basis, to include individuals served by the BSA's Direct Service. | ||||||||||
 Honor Medal Knot |
The Honor Medal may be awarded to a youth member or adult leader who has demonstrated unusual heroism and skill in saving or attempting to save life at considerable risk to self. | ||||||||||
 Heroism Award Knot |
The Heroism Award may be awarded to a youth member or adult leader who has demonstrated heroism and skill in saving or attempting to save life at minimum risk to self. | ||||||||||
 Medal of Merit |
The Medal of Merit may be awarded to a youth member or adult leader who has performed some outstanding act of service of a rare or exceptional character that reflects an uncommon degree of concern for the well-being of others. | ||||||||||
 Arrow of Light |
Worn by adults who earned the Arrow of Light as a youth member. |
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 Eagle Scout |
Worn by adults who earned Eagle Scout as a youth member.
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 Quarter Master Award |
Worn by adults who earned the Quarter Master Award as a youth member.
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 George Meany Award |
In recognition of their contributions to America's future, the AFL-CIO Executive Council established the George Meany Award. It recognizes union members—men and women—who have made a significant contribution to the youth of their communities by volunteering in the programs of the BSA. The award is named for the AFL-CIO's first president, who gave strong support to Scouting over the years. | ||||||||||
| Driving Force Award | The Driving Force Award is the Santa Margarita District award for those members of the district's units who have gone out of their way to serve the youth in the unit. | ||||||||||
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A nominee must have rendered noteworthy service to youth. The nature and value of "noteworthy service to youth" may consist of a single plan or decisions that contribute vitally to the lives of large numbers of youths, or it may have been given to a small group over an extended period of time. | ||||||||||
Religious Emblem Knot |
This square knot is worn by those whom have received a religious award as an adult member of the BSA. The awards are not BSA awards and are presented by religious organizations for long tenure of service to Scouting, the religion, and the community. With one exception all of these awards require a nomination. Self-nomination is not allowed. | ||||||||||
 James E. West Award |
James E. West was the first Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America, and he served in that position for more than three decades. The West Fellowship award is available for gifts of $1000 and up in cash or marketable securities to a council endowment fund. The gift must be in addition to - and not replacement or diminish - the donor's annual Friends of Scouting support. Many individuals and corporations make these gifts either on behalf of someone else - such as in honor of an Eagle Scout, Silver Beaver recipient, a retirement, a special accomplishment, or in memory of a special individual. If an institution is truly "the lengthened shadow of one man," it is more than fitting that the BSA honor James E. West's significant contributions to Scouting in such a significant way. | ||||||||||
 Distinguished Commissioner Service Award |
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