[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 38 (Wednesday, March 10, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E380]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        TRIBUTE TO MARIAN KRISTEN CHURCH OF GIRL SCOUT TROOP 395

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                          HON. SPENCER BACHUS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 10, 1999

  Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to salute an outstanding 
young woman who has been honored with the Girl Scout Gold Award by the 
Cahaba Girl Scout Council in Birmingham, Alabama. She is Marian Kristen 
Church of Girl Scout Troop 395. She has been honored 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 a girl aged 14 through 17 or in 
grades 9 through 12.
  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 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 carried out 
through close cooperation between the girl and an adult Girl Scout 
Volunteer.
  As a member of the Cahaba Girl Scout Council, Marian Kristen Church 
began working toward the Girl Scout Gold Award on August 20, 1998. She 
completed her project, Landscaping of Alabama Mining Museum Sign, and I 
believe she should receive the public recognition due her for this 
significant service to her community and her country.

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