[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 81 (Wednesday, June 11, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1190-E1191]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


            TRIBUTE TO TWO GIRL SCOUT GOLD AWARD RECIPIENTS

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                          HON. BERNARD SANDERS

                               of vermont

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 11, 1997

  Mr. SANDERS. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to salute two 
outstanding young women who are being presented with the Girl Scout 
Gold Award by the Vermont Girl Scout Council. They are Lori Brown of 
Rutland, VT and Kathleen Lomedico of Colchester, VT. They were honored 
on May 29, 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 to 17, 
or in grades 9 to 12. To receive the award, these Girl Scouts first 
earned four interest project patches, the Career Exploration Pin, the 
Senior Girl Scout Leadership Award and the Senior Girl Scout Challenge 
as well as designing and implementing a Girl Scout Gold Award project 
to meet a special need in their communities.
  As a member of the Vermont Girl Scout Council, Lori Brown first 
earned badges in child care, reading, music, games, well being,

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and understanding yourself and others. She then used these skills to 
design and implement a series of Lenten workshops for the young 
children in her parish church. Kathleen Lomedico earned badges in 
artistic crafts and career exploration among others. After learning 
leadership skills through Girl Scouting, she served as the editor of 
her high school yearbook. As her Girl Scout Gold Award project she 
spent the past year organizing and leading a youth group for teens 
which meets every other week and a youth band which plays every Sunday 
night for her parish church. Ms. Lomedico wanted the young people in 
her parish to ``feel a sense of home in the church.'' Both girls used 
skills they learned in Girl Scouting to help the church of their faith.
  These two Senior Girl Scouts have earned my respect and admiration. I 
believe both girls should receive the public recognition due them for 
such significant services to their communities and their country.

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