[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 68 (Thursday, May 26, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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               TRIBUTE TO GIRL SCOUT GOLD AWARD RECIPIENT

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                            HON. DAN HAMBURG

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 26, 1994

  Mr. HAMBURG. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to salute an outstanding 
young woman who has been honored with the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. 
Gold Award by the Napa-Solano Girl Scout Council in Napa County, CA. 
She is Lisa Rowe of Girl Scout Troop 270.
  She is being honored on June 2, 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 grades 9 to 
12.
  Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., an organization serving over 2.6 million 
girls, has awarded more than 20,000 Girl Scout Gold Awards to Senior 
Girl Scouts since the inception of the program in 1980. To receive the 
award, a Girl Scout must fulfill five requirements: earn four interest 
project patches, earn the Career Exploration pin, earn the Senior Girl 
Scout Leadership Award, earn the Senior Girl Scout Challenge, and 
design and implement a Girl Scout Gold Award project. A plan for 
fulfilling the requirements of the award is created by the Senior Girl 
Scout and is carried out through close cooperation between the girl and 
an adult Girl Scout volunteer.
  As a member of the Napa-Solano Girl Scout Council, Lisa Rowe began 
working toward the Girl Scout Gold Award in 1991. She worked with the 
St. Helena Women's center to prepare packets of material on women's 
health issues by gathering information on the importance of mammograms, 
the risks related to osteoporosis and other health concerns to women.
  The earning of the Girl Scout Gold Award is a major accomplishment 
for Lisa Rowe, and I believe she should receive the public recognition 
due her for this significant service to her community and her country.

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