[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 76 (Thursday, June 5, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5373-S5374]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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              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 14-17, or in grades 
9-12.
  The young ladies from the Kentuckiana Council who will receive this 
honor are: Jodi M. Akin, Millie M. Cook, Miranda S. Der Ohanian, Alicia 
M. Franken, Julie W. Goodwin, Meghan K. Horan, Jean E. Hiter, Tricia J. 
Johnson, Casey J. Lightfoot, Susan D. Martin, Sarah J. Pershke, Leslie 
A. Rowland, Amy E. Shelton, Tiffany L. Skeens, Melissa C. Smith, 
Whitney A. Sylvester, Molly D. Taylor, Catherine T. Tomassetti, and 
Andrea D. Warwick.
  The young ladies from the Licking Valley Council are: Kelly Buten, 
Mary Jane Hendrickson, Alyssa Hensley, Mandy Radle, and Becky Thomas.
  The young ladies from the Wilderness Road Council are: Carlye Ann 
Burchett, Stephanie Ann Eads, Ericka Lee Harney, Adrienne Mira Winkler, 
Cassie Domek, Tina Gelgleln, Lela Nichole Woods, Sabra Goble, Valerie 
Ann Petty, Tracey Lynn Isaacs, and Elizabeth Anne Van Orden.
  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

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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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