[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 67 (Tuesday, May 14, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E799]
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                    GIRL SCOUT GOLD AWARD RECIPIENTS

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                          HON. CARRIE P. MEEK

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 14, 1996

  Mrs. MEEK of Florida. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to salute a 
group of outstanding young women who will be honored on May 22, 1996, 
by Tropical Florida Girl Scout Council in Miami, FL, for earning the 
highest achievement in U.S. Girl Scouting. They are Julie Vilaboy of 
Girl Scout Troop No. 52, Jessica Tejera, Rusonda Solomon of Girl Scout 
Troop No. 79, Lauren Schwartz of Troop No. 75, Laura Santos of Troop 
No. 52, Marisa Key of Troop No. 535, Carrie Hoffman of Troop No. 79, 
Jennifer Harvey of Troop No. 79, Luvy Delgado of Troop No. 140, Alicia 
Castellanos of Troop No. 52, Jessica Bernabei of Troop No. 140, Maria 
Beotequi of Troop No. 140, and Tracey Adams of Troop No. 711.
  The Girl Scout Gold Award symbolizes outstanding accomplishments in 
the areas of leadership, community service, career planning, and 
personal development. The award can be earned by girls aged 14 to 17, 
or in grades 9 through 12.
  Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., an organization serving over 2.5 million 
girls, has awarded more than 20,000 Girl Scout Awards to Senior Girl 
Scouts since the inception of the program in 1980.
  To receive the award, a Girl Scout must earn four interest project 
patches, the Career Exploration Pin, the Senior Girl Scout Leadership 
Award, and the Senior Girl Scout Challenge, as well as design and 
implement a Girl Scout Award project. A plan for fulfilling these 
requirements is created by the Senior Girl Scout and is carried out 
through close cooperation between the girl and an adult Girl Scout 
volunteer.
  As members of the Tropical Florida Girl Scout Council, these 
outstanding young women began working toward the Girl Scout Award as 
early as September of last year. They completed their projects in 
programs such as self-awareness/self-help, youth monitoring, and 
education and community service.
  I know that my colleagues will join with me in extending to these 
outstanding young women our congratulations for a job well done and for 
their service to our community and our country.

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