[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 82 (Thursday, June 12, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5636-S5637]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         GIRL SCOUT GOLD AWARD

 Mr. LIEBERMAN. Mr. President, today I would like to salute 13 
outstanding young women who have been honored with the Girl Scout Gold 
Award by Connecticut Trails Girl Scout Council in North Haven, CT. They 
are Katherine Berinato, Amy Suzanne Brink, Anne T. Dwyer, Sarah Erling, 
Carolyn Greeno, Paige Henninger, Bri Lyn Howell, Theresa Lacombe, 
Kristen A. McAree, Elizabeth Shepherd, Jennifer R. Westmoreland, 
Rebecca Wonneberger, and Heather Swanson. They are being honored on 
June 8, 1997, for earning the achievement award in U.S. Girl Scouting. 
The Girl Scout Gold Award symbolizes outstanding accomplishments in 
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.
  Girls 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 design and implement a Girl Scout Gold 
Award project. A plan for fulfilling these requirements is created by 
the Senior Girl Scout and is

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carried out through close cooperation between the girl and an adult 
Girl Scout volunteer.
  As members of the Connecticut Trails Girl Scout Council, we believe 
they should receive the public recognition due them for their 
significant service to their community and their country.

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