[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 38 (Tuesday, April 12, 1994)]
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              TRIBUTE TO GIRL SCOUT GOLD AWARD RECIPIENTS

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                         HON. ROBERT H. MICHEL

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 12, 1994

  Mr. MICHEL. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to salute four 
outstanding young women who have been honored with the Girl Scouts of 
the U.S.A. Gold Award by Kickapoo Council of Girl Scouts in Peoria, IL. 
They are members of Girl Scout Troop 4, and their names are Shelly 
Anderson, Sarah Knapp, Jodi Reilly, and Anna Betzelberger.
  They are being honored on May 1, 1994, for earning the highest 
achievement award in Girl Scouting. The Girl Scout Gold Award 
symbolizes outstanding accomplishments in the areas of leadership, 
community service, career planning, and personal development. The Girl 
Scout Gold Award can be earned by girls aged 14 to 17 or in the grades 
9 to 12.
  Shelly Anderson began working toward the Girl Scout Gold Award in 
March 1991. She completed her project in the area of earth awareness. 
She held an earth awareness fair and worked with the Washington Park 
District on nature projects. She also wrote and edited a monthly 
ecology newsletter for Girl Scout troops in her area.
  Sarah Knapp began working toward the Girl Scout Gold Award in April 
1991. She completed her project by writing a play about camping. She 
wrote the script and gathered materials for props. This play is 
intended to spark the interest in camping for the girls of Kickapoo 
Council and has been performed for many different groups.
  Jodi Reilly began working toward the Girl Scout Gold Award in May 
1992. She completed her project by helping the music department at her 
high school. Jodi sorted through all the band music and then proceeded 
to categorize the music by parts. She found missing pieces of music and 
then organized the music by title, composer, and publisher onto a disc 
for the director's computer.
  Anna Betzelberger began working toward the Girl Scout Gold Award in 
January 1991. She completed her project in the area of tutoring. Anna 
helped a boy from Thailand learn English. She helped him write, edit, 
and fine tune a story for the Young Author's Program at his high 
school. Once this was done, they presented his story to Girl Scout 
troops.
  The earning of the Girl Scout Gold Award is a major accomplishment 
for Shelly, Sarah, Jodi, and Anna, and I believe they should receive 
public recognition for their significant service to their community and 
their country.

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