[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 86 (Thursday, June 19, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6007-S6008]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNITION OF THE RECIPIENTS OF THE GIRL SCOUT GOLD AWARD, DUPAGE 
                           COUNTY GIRL SCOUTS

  Ms. MOSELEY-BRAUN. Mr. President, I would like to salute six 
outstanding young women who were honored on May 12, 1997, with the Girl 
Scout Gold Award by the Dupage County Girl Scout Council of Naperville, 
IL. The Girl Scout Award symbolizes outstanding accomplishments in the 
area of leadership, community service, career planning, and personal 
planning. I commend these young women for their dedication to our 
community.
  Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., an organization serving over 2.5 million 
girls, has awarded more than 20,000 Girl Scout 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. The Scout must also design and implement a Girl 
Scout Gold Award project. A plan for fulfilling these requirements is 
created by the senior Girl Scout and

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is carried out through close cooperation between the girl and an adult 
volunteer. These objectives are met only through hard work and 
discipline, as displayed by the six young women honored on May 12.
  A member of Girl Scout Troop 936, Jennifer Gary began working toward 
the Girl Scout Gold Award in 1994. Her project, focused on providing a 
Costa Rican culture experience for people in her community and raised 
community awareness about the importance of rain forests to our global 
environment.
  The environment was also the focus of Carla Dingler's project. Carla, 
a member of Girl Scout Troop 167, coordinated six different 
environmental cleanups in her community.
  Cyndie Bagarie, an individual Girl Member, completed an innovative 
project she began working on in 1995. Cyndie created a raffle-like 
event, whereby members of the community were given the opportunity to 
win free swim lessons from Cyndie by donating food to a local food 
pantry.
  Girl Scout Troop 42 member Susan Mickelson created and distributed a 
wallet-size index of public phone numbers for teens. This arduous 
project began in 1993.
  Another member of Troop 42, Erin Kraatz, knitted teddy bears for the 
children residing at a local women's shelter. This ongoing project 
started in 1993.
  Jennifer Buhrow, an individual girl member, began working toward the 
Girl Scout Award in 1995. Her project consisted of collecting books, 
toys, games, and school supplies for the children at a local women's 
shelter.
  At a time when our Nation's youth face so many obstacles, it is 
encouraging to see six young women devoted to fostering an 
understanding between cultures and people, and taking steps to bring 
issues of importance to the attention of others. I extend my heartfelt 
congratulations to Jennifer Gary, Carla Dingler, Cyndie Bagarie, Susan 
Mickelson, Erin Kraatz, and Jennifer Buhrow as they are recognized for 
their hard work and service to the community. We can all take pride in 
the fact that these six young women have made vital contributions to 
the State of Illinois. The people of Illinois are grateful for their 
contributions as public servants.

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