[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 29, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S820]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             EILEEN BUTLER, GIRL SCOUT GOLD AWARD RECIPIENT

 Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, each year an elite group of young 
women rise above the ranks of their peers and confront the challenge of 
attaining the Girl Scouts of the United States of America's highest 
rank in scouting, the Girl Scout Gold Award.
  It is with great pleasure that I recognize and applaud a young woman 
from the State of Maryland who is an honored recipient of this most 
prestigious and time honored award. She is Eileen Butler of Ijamsville, 
MD, and Girl Scout Troop 1034. She has been honored with the Girl 
Scouts of the U.S.A. Gold Award by Penn Laurel Girl Scout Council in 
York, PA.
  The young women given this highest achievement in Girl Scouting are 
to be commended on their extraordinary commitment and dedication to 
their families, their friends, their communities, and to the Girl 
Scouts of the United States of America.
  The qualities of character, perseverance, and leadership which 
enabled them to reach this goal will also help them to meet the 
challenges of the future. They are our inspiration for today and our 
promise for tomorrow.
  I am honored to ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating Eileen 
Butler. For her Girl Scout Gold Award project, Eileen designed and set 
up three new exhibits for the Fountain Rock Park, a nature center. Her 
project addressed the need for a better understanding of the 
environment and the importance of working to improve the environment 
around you. She is one of the best and the brightest and serves as an 
example of character and moral strength for us all to imitate and 
follow.

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