[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 53 (Tuesday, April 29, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E780]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         GIRL SCOUT GOLD AWARD

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                          HON. JOHN E. SUNUNU

                            of new hampshire

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 29, 1997

  Mr. SUNUNU. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to salute an outstanding 
group of young women who have been honored with the Girl Scout Gold 
Award by the Swift Water Girl Scout Council in Manchester, NH. Tracie 
Young, Gayle Willis, Danielle Sylvain, Kerry Silva, Meghan Shuteran, 
Meredith Roman, Tracy Rockwell, Katrina Reneouf, Elizabeth Perry, Anne 
Perry, Emily Paquette, Syma Mirza, Theresa Lacroix, Aimee LeShane, 
Elizabeth Lenaghan, Michelle LaPlant, Patricia Haycock, Kierstn Harrow, 
Jaclyn Haley, Carrie Green, Aja Goldberg, Kerri Cobuccio, Jennifer 
Buonomano, Emily Bennison, and Lauren Williams-Barnard, are being 
honored on June 8, 1997, 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 girls 
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 have designed and implemented 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 candidate and an adult Girl Scout volunteer.
  As members of the Swift Water Girl Scout Council, these young women 
began working toward the Girl Scout Gold Award in 1995. They completed 
their projects in the area of community service and leadership and I 
believe that they should receive the public recognition due to them for 
this significant service to their community and to their country.

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