[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 28, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S185-S186]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                       GIRL SCOUTS AND BOY SCOUTS

 Mr. CHAFEE. Mr. President, it is with great pride that I rise 
to recognize two extraordinary groups of young people in my home state 
of Rhode Island. These individuals of the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts 
have distinguished themselves as leaders in their communities.
  Since Baden Powell founded the Boy Scouts in 1910 and Juliette Gordon 
Low established the Girl Scouts in 1912, many youth have chosen to make 
new friends, develop leadership skills, assist their communities, and 
explore new ideas by participating in these two fine organizations.
  In a world where it is sometimes said that role models no longer 
exist, these young men and women are shining examples to their peers. 
The skills they have learned while camping, doing service work, and 
within their individual groups, are the skills they will need to help 
the world become a better place.
  In order to attain the Eagle Scout award, Boy Scouts must earn 21 
merit badges, complete a service project in their community, hold a 
number of leadership positions in their troop, and finally, pass an 
oral-administered exam which can last for several hours. The Silver 
Award is given to Girl Scouts in junior high school after the 
completion of a service project. The highest honor in Senior Girl 
Scouting is the Gold Award, which is earned at the culmination of a 
major service project.
  We also owe thanks to the Scouts' parents and families, their 
leaders, and the organizations themselves which have guided these young 
people, and helped them achieve so much. Without this worldwide network 
of adults teaching children and serving as role models, scouting would 
not exist. These adults turn the young boy and girls of today into the 
men and women of tomorrow who will lead us through the 21st Century.
  Mr. President, it is a privilege to submit to you the list of 
outstanding young men and women who have earned these awards. I ask 
that this list of future leaders be printed in the Congressional 
Record.
  The List Follows:

                1997 Girl Scout Silver Award Recipients


                             barrington, ri

       Carly DeWitt; Adina Downing; Lauren Lubrano; Rachel Sockut; 
     Caitlin Wood; Kelly Josephson.


                              bristol, ri

       Eliza Burnham; Beth Chianese; Pamela Raposa.


                            charlestown, ri

       Jessica Furmanick; Amber MacDonald.


                              cranston, ri

       Melissa Chalek; Nicole Hopkins; Melissa Lau; Courtney 
     O'Hara; Emily Shumchenia.


                           east greenwich, ri

       Mary Ellen Hoban; Sarah Longenbaker.


                               exeter, ri

       Jessica George; Julie Jette; Danielle Lima; Kara 
     Littlefield; Erin Sherman; Erica Steckert.


                                hope, ri

       Courtney Mckenna.


                             hopkinton, ri

       Marissa Cherenzia.


                              johnston, ri

       Andreana Paolella.


                              kingston, ri

       Martha Bibb.


                             middletown, ri

       Jaclyn Richardson.


                            narragansett, ri

       Megan Dyer.


                            n. scituate, ri

       Katyanne Klitz.


                           n. smithfield, ri

       Amy Cavedon; Rebecca Corriveau; Nicole White.


                             pawtucket, ri

       April Silva; Tammy Tenney; Julee Thomas.


                             portsmouth, ri

       Kali Crocker.


                             providence, ri

       Meghan Brown; Elizabeth Frutchey; Emily Markovits.


                              rehoboth, ma

       Meghan Thibeault.


                             riverside, ri

       Amy Amerantes; Laurie Bone; Eliza Holtzman; Rochonda Ives; 
     Christine Lowell; Meagan Orris; Andrea Salvo.


                              rumford, ri

       Melissa Perry; Michelle Perry.


                             smithfield, ri

       Carey Stipe.


                              tiverton, ri

       Patricia Byrne; Li Erin Probasco; Kristen Zeiser.


                             wakefield, ri

       Erin Barry; Jacquelyn Bertrand; Kelly Dolan; Allison Fagan; 
     Leah Garvey; Caitlin Higgins; Cassandra Meyer; Erica 
     Sweitzer.


                               warren, ri

       Jennifer Potvin; Lauren Swift.


                              warwick, ri

       Dawn Armitage; Melanie Carrazzo; Stephanie Demirjian; 
     Bonnie-Marie Dufresne; Jeniece Fairbairn; Tiasa Loignon; 
     Katie Marseglia; Maegan McCauley; Shannon McCormick; Ann 
     O'Donnell; Jessica Rice.


                           west greenwich, ri

       Tarsha Bellville; Melissa Breene; Allyson Hawley; Nina 
     Lennon; Megin Longway; Tricia Parkinson; Holly Tift.


                            west warwick, ri

       Amy Lancellotta; Nicole Petrarca.


                              westerly, ri

       Samantha Blanck; Leigh Hanson; Sara McGrath; Alexandra 
     Mochetti; Amy Parise.


                        wood river junction, ri

       Laura Brusseau

                 1997 Girl Scout Gold Award Recipients


                             Barrington, RI

       Amanda Macomber.


                              Cranston, RI

       Sara Carnevale; Louise Humphrey; Stacey Lehrer.


                             Cumberland, RI

       Kerri Ayo; Sarah Billington; Jennifer Bonner; Amanda 
     Condon; Kerry Donaldson; Shannon Goodwillie; Catherine Jones; 
     Kelly McElroy; Kristen O'Neill; Nikki Parness; Rebecca 
     Silverman; Marcy Trocina; Gina Zollo.


                             Pawtucket, RI

       Christal Desmarais.


                             Peace Dale, RI

       Bethany Lardaro.


                             Portsmouth, RI

       Emily Lyons; Rebecca Richard.


                             Riverside, RI

       Stephanie Santos.


                              Warwick, RI

       Sarah Walsh.


                           West Kingston, RI

       Jennifer Perkins.

                 1997 Boy Scout Eagle Award Recipients


                              ashaway, ri

       Michael J. Rodehorst.


                             blackstone, ma

       Stephen N. Briggs; Joshua Dean Brown; Joel C. Norwood.


                              bradford, ma

       Brendon R. Dowler.


                             chepachet, ri

       Jesse M. Andrews; Jesse George Chace; Douglas J. Coyne.


                              coventry, ri

       Donald E. Kirton, Jr.; Mark LaBossiere; Jeffrye M. 
     Southland; Timothy Trafford.


                              cranston, ri

       Jason C. Hudson; Brian H. Johnson; Brian J. Leahy; Robert 
     J. Markelewicz, Jr. Christopher Paolella.


                             davisville, ri

       Timothy D. Alfonso; Kyle R. Deschene.


                               foster, ri

       John-Paul Bettencourt; Joshua D. Lusignan; Steven C. Otto.


                             glocester, ma

       Timothy S. Coupe.


                               greene, ri

       Edward C. Morgan.


                             greenville, ri

       Joshua Dean Brown; Ian Karl Mueller.


                           east greenwich, ri

       Eric R. Cocozza; Chad Eric Hyland; Brian M. Lehrman; David 
     K. Zielinski.


                            hope valley, ri

       Matthew J. Morey.


                              johnston, ri

       Daniel J. Puleo; Paul R. Puleo.


                              kingston, ri

       Andrew S. Palm; John W. Tarasevich.


                          north kingstown, ri

       Biran A. Norton.


                             pawcatuck, ct

       William G. Nicholas; Eric Sayles Thavenet; John T. Lowell; 
     Antonio K. Palumbo; John Powers.


                             providence, ri

       Michael J. Bastan; Christopher E. Budz; Ype Harmen Dekoe; 
     Michael P. Gilbane.


                              scituate, ri

       James C. Bear.


                           north scituate, ri

       Jason P. Bonin.


                              seekonk, ma

       Paul A. Armstrong, Jr.; Evan M. Griffith; Walter E. Horton; 
     Joel C. Norwood; Tyler A. Scott; Matthew A. Sluter.


                            slatersville, ri

       Kevin H. Burr.


                          north smithfield, ri

       Timothy A. Saurette.


                             wakefield, ri

       Travis W. Ringler.


                              Warwick, ri

       Benjamin Keir Blackman; Matthew R. Bradbury; Kevin T. 
     Brooks; John A. Candido;

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     Howard J. Cardoza; Dennis R. Coffey; Nicholas J. Hanson; P. 
     William Mortimer, Jr.; Evan W. Pearce; Gregory Paul Stowe; 
     Joseph E. Ulbin; Brian Zartarian.


                            west warwick, ri

       Paul J. Gauvin; David F. Lombardo; Jonathan Lyttle; Michael 
     Parenteau; Michael D. Roch; Eric Scott Parkinson.


                              westerly, ri

       Richard O.W. Morgan.


                           west greenwich, ri

       James E. Pendlebury.


                             woonsocket, ri

       David Isaac Brown; Nathaniel Ray Moretti.

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