[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 102 (Thursday, July 11, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7786-S7787]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              TRIBUTE TO GIRL SCOUT GOLD AWARD RECIPIENTS

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I rise today to salute an outstanding 
group of young women who have been honored with the Girl Scout Gold 
Award. The Gold Award is the highest achievement a Girl Scout can earn 
and 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 to 12.
  The young ladies from Kentucky who will receive this honor are: 
Jeanette Vonseal Allison, Julia Carter, Michelle Clark, Carla Cornett, 
Rachel N. Duncan, Staci Hurt, Lisa Jones, Laura Roberts, Julie Slone, 
Mollie Carol

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Smith, Anna Elizabeth Smoot, and Laura Camille Wilson from the 
Wilderness Road Girl Scout Council.
  Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., an organization serving over 2.5 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 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 Gold 
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.
  Mr. President, I ask you and my colleagues to join me in paying 
tribute to these outstanding young ladies. They deserve recognition for 
their contributions to their community and their country and I wish 
them continued success in the years ahead.

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