[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 76 (Tuesday, May 9, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E978]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


               TRIBUTE TO GIRL SCOUT GOLD AWARD RECIPIENT

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                           HON. DAVID R. OBEY

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 9, 1995
  Mr. OBEY. 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 Birch Trails Girl Scout Council in my home town of 
Wausau, WI. She is Molly Olsen of Girl Scout Troop 291.
  She was honored on March 11, 1995 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.
  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 project, 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 Birch Trails Girl Scout Council, Molly began 
working toward the Girl Scout Gold Award in 1994. She completed her 
project in the areas of Bat Education and Preservation. She worked 
countless hours researching the bat population and finding donations to 
build eight bat houses at Camp Del O'Claire. She also donated books 
about bats to the camp library in hope that girls will become more 
educated about the species.
  The earning of the Girl Scout Gold Award is a major accomplishment 
for Molly Olsen, 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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