[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 117 (Friday, August 2, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1484]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  SALUTE TO GIRL SCOUT CHRISTY WILLEY

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                       HON. SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, August 2, 1996

  Mr. BOEHLERT. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to salute an 
outstanding young woman who has been honored with the Girl Scout Gold 
Award by Foothills Girl Scout Council in Utica, New York. She is 
Christy Willey of Girl Scout Troop 429. She is being honored on August 
1, 1996 for earning the highest achievement award in U.S. Girl 
Scouting. 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 a girl 
aged 14-17, or in grades 9-12.
  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.
  As a member of Foothills Girl Scout Council, Christy began working 
toward the Girl Scout Gold Award in 1994. She completed her project in 
the areas of Adapted Aquatics and Water Safety, 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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