[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 63 (Monday, May 18, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S5013]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    TRIBUTE TO KIMBERLY SCHUBERT, A GIRL SCOUT GOLD AWARD RECIPIENT

  Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, I would like to salute an outstanding 
young woman who has been honored with the Girl Scout Gold Award by Girl 
Scouts of the Black Hills Council in Rapid City, SD. Kimberly Schubert 
of Rapid City was honored yesterday for earning the highest achievement 
award in U.S. Girl Scouting.
  The Girl Scout Award symbolizes outstanding accomplishments in the 
areas of leadership, community service, career planning and personal 
development. The award can be earned by girls ages 14-17, or in grades 
9-12.
  Girl Scouts of the USA, an organization serving over 3 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 4 interest projects 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.
  As a member of the Girl Scouts of the Black Hills Council, Kim 
Schubert began working toward the Gold Scout Award in 1996. She 
completed her project in the areas of sports and leadership, and she 
richly deserves the public recognition for this significant service to 
her community and her country.

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