[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 124 (Wednesday, September 11, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1571]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              TRIBUTE TO GIRL SCOUT GOLD AWARD RECIPIENTS

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                           HON. DAVID R. OBEY

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 11, 1996

  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, today, I would like to salute two outstanding 
young women who have been honored with the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. 
Gold Award by the Birch Trails Girl Scout Council in my home town 
Wausau, WI. They are Jessica Thoms and Margaret Stahr.
  They are being honored 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.
  The earning of the Girl Scout Gold Award is a major accomplishment 
for these young women, and I believe they should receive the public 
recognition due them for this significant service to their community 
and their country.

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