[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 155 (Friday, December 15, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S11901]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO BOY SCOUTS AND GIRL SCOUTS

  Mr. L. CHAFEE. Mr. President, it is with great pleasure that I today 
pay tribute to the accomplishments of the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts of 
Rhode Island. These fine organizations include an admirable group of 
young men and women who have distinguished themselves as leaders in 
their communities.
  Since the beginning of this century, the Girls Scouts and Boy Scouts 
of America have provided thousands of youngsters each year with the 
opportunity to make friends, explore new ideas, and develop leadership 
skills, along with a sense of determination, self-reliance, and 
teamwork.
  These awards are presented only to those who possess the qualities 
that make our nation great: commitment to excellence, hard work, and 
genuine love for community service. The Silver and Gold Awards 
represent the highest awards attainable by junior and high school Girl 
Scouts. Becoming an Eagle Scout is an extraordinary award with which 
only the finest Boy Scouts are honored. To earn the award--the highest 
advancement rank in Scouting--a Boy Scout must demonstrate proficiency 
in the rigorous areas of leadership, service, and outdoor skills.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating the recipients of 
these awards. Their activities are indeed worthy of praise. Their 
leadership benefits our community and they serve as role models for 
their peers.
  Also, we must not forget the unsung heroes, who continue to devote a 
large part of their lives to make all this possible. Therefore, I 
salute the families, Scout leaders and countless others who have given 
generously of their time and energy in support of Scouting.
  It is with great pride that I submit a list of the young men and 
women of Rhode Island who have earned this award.
  Mr. President, I ask that the list be printed the Record.
  The list of follows:

                  Girls Scout Silver Award Recipients

       Barrington, RI: Sarah E. Oberg, Alison Orlando, Shannon 
     Johnston, Sarah Tompkins.
       Charlestown, RI: Hillary Gordon.
       Chepachet, RI: Margaret Pepper, Rebecca Thurber, Jennifer 
     Tucker.
       Coventry, RI: Mandy L. Ponder.
       Cranston, RI: Laura R. Gauvin, Tara Tomaselli, Lindsay 
     Wood, Susan Papino, Sarah Watterson.
       Exeter, RI: Karissa D'Ambra, Kim McCarthy, Meghan 
     McDermott, Erin Klingensmith.
       Foster, RI: Shannon R. Casey.
       Glendale, RI: Emily Beauchemin.
       Harrisville, RI: Kristin Bowser.
       Hope, RI: Meaghan McKenna.
       Hope Valley, RI: Jennifer Gregory, Nichole Piacenza.
       Kingston, RI: Elizabeth Tarasevich.
       Mapleville, RI: Tia Sylvestre, Jessica Wilcox.
       Middletown, RI: Kellie Di Palma.
       North Kingstown, RI: Kelly-Ann Brooks, Kellie Fitzpatrick, 
     Brittany Kenyon, Elizabeth Mackler, Kelley Barr, Rachel 
     Glidden.
       Pascoag, RI: Erin Boucher, Sarah Gautreau, Heather Hopkins, 
     Jennifer Robillard.
       Pawtucket, RI: Stephanie Bobola, Emma Locke, Brittany 
     Smith, Allison Arden, Feliscia Facenda, Melissa Perez, 
     Jessica Theroux.
       Portsmouth, RI: Rachel Andrews, Laura Cochran, Melissa 
     Baker, Kathryn E. Powell, Sabrina A. Richard.
       Wakefield, RI: Lauren Behie, Emily Franco, Kate Danna, 
     Jessica Piemonte.
       Warwick, RI: Stephanie Brock, Amanda Miller, Jessica 
     Ogarek, Nicole Patrocelli, Michelle Poirier, Danielle 
     Dufresne, Sarah Pennington.
       West Warwick, RI: Kaylin Kurkoski, Alyssa Lavallee, Capria 
     Palmer, Stephanie Danforth.
       Woonsocket, RI: Kayla Berard, Erica Laliberte, Melissa 
     Notorango.
       Wyoming, RI: Chantal Gagnon.

                   Girls Scout Gold Award Recipients

       Cranston, RI: Bethany Lavigne, Sarah Lavigne.
       East Greenwich, RI: Elissa Carter, Rosanna Longenbaker.
       Harrisville, RI: Carissa Leal.
       Middletown, RI: Merideth Bonvenuto.
       North Providence, RI: Bonnie Bryden, Alison Kolc, Bethany 
     Bader, Laura Di Tommaso.
       Pawtucket, RI: Alyssa M. Nunes, Nicole D. Gendron.
       Warwick, RI: Amanda Cadden, Jeniece Fairbairn, Sara Berman, 
     Dawn Armitage, Kristen Giza, Kathryn Marseglia, Justine 
     Evans, Carolyn Beagan.
       West Warwick, RI: Jennifer L. Malaby.
       West Kingston, RI: Audra L. Criscione.
       Westerly, RI: Heather Norman, Karen McGarth.

                         Eagle Scout Recipients

       Ashaway, RI: Steven Derby, Paul Dumas.
       Barrington, RI: Chris Browning, Vincent Crossley, Chris 
     Dewhirst, Jr., David Drew, John Dunn, Jr., Daniel 
     Fitzpatrick, Chris Gempp, Chris Josephson, Patrick Kiely, 
     Brian Mullervy, Anthony Principe, Evan Read, Adam Resmini, 
     Timothy Ryan, Robert Speaker.
       Blackstone, RI: Daniel Aleksandrowicz.
       Bradford, RI: William Briggs, Jr., Thomas Foley.
       Bristol, RI: Chris Cameron, Jason DeRobbio, Thomas DuBios, 
     Matthew Frates, John Maisano IV, Timothy Pray.
       Charlestown, RI: Christopher Hyer, Jonathan Lyons, David 
     Piermattei, Jr., Thomas Schipritt.
       Chepachet, RI: Eric Ahnrud, Donald Gorrie, Jr., Benjamin 
     King.
       Clayville, RI: Geoffrey Lemieux.
       Coventry, RI: John Ahern, Nicholas Brown, Michael Camera, 
     James MacDonald.
       Cranston, RI: Anthony BaccariThomas Darrow, Erik Fearing, 
     Peter Gogol, Gregory Johnson, Daniel Kittredge, Donald 
     McNally, Gregory Norigian, Matthew Papino, Michael Parent, 
     Ernest Rheaume, Mark Scott II, Marc Sherman, Jonathan Tipton.
       Cumberland, RI: Michael DiMeo, Michael Dubois, Timothy 
     Fabrizio, Gregory Hindle, Thomas Parrillo, James Twohey, John 
     Valentine, John Wigmall, Christopher Young.
       East Greenwich, RI: Matthew Kazlauskas, Thomas Carbone, 
     Jr., Stuart Fields, Steven Fulks.
       Exeter, RI: Warren Halstead III.
       Foster, RI: Paul Copp, Robert Schultz, Jr.
       Fiskeville, RI: Jonathan Burns.
       Glocester, RI: Thomas Cavaliere.
       Greene, RI: Steven Autieri, Ryan Hall.
       Greenville, RI: Thomas Bowater, Benjamin Folsom, Jason 
     Marrineau, Joseph Stockley.
       Harrisville, RI: Davis Jackson, Matthew Kucharski.
       Hope Valley, RI: Eben Conopask, John Duell, Nicholas 
     Haberek, Lucas Marland.
       Jamestown, RI: Thomas Kelly, Joshua Shea.
       Johnston, RI: Jason Cantwell, Geoffrey Garzone, Christopher 
     Lowrey, Anthony Pezza, Michael Wilusz.
       Kingston, RI: Robert Dettman, Travis Morello.
       Lincoln, RI: Bradford Avenia, Daniel Maynard, Jonathan 
     Toft.
       Manville, RI: Peter Rernaud.
       Middletown, RI: John Greeley, Andrew Gustafson, Jay Parker, 
     Jr., Alexander Schwarzenberg, Matthew Sullivan, David 
     Tungett.
       Newport, RI: Jason Kowrach, James Ross.
       North Kingstown, RI: Christopher Nannig, David Piehler, 
     Jason Simeone.
       North Providence, RI: Adam Andolfo, Michael Chatwin, Jr., 
     Matthew Konicki.
       North Scituate, RI: Alan Campbell, Corey Charest, Jared 
     Leduc, Jason Otto, Stephen Vigliotti.
       North Smithfield, RI: Keith Gilmore.
       Pawtucket, RI: Brian Gendreau, Peter Blair, Nicholas 
     Cetola, Eric Frati, Christopher Gojcz, Benjamin Sweigart, 
     Alejandro Tobon.
       Portsmouth, RI: Mark Dragicevich, James Magrath, Paul 
     Myslinski, Richard Quintal, John Silvia III, Adam Tucker.
       Providence, RI: Ashley Oneal, Matthew Dorfman, Jonathan 
     Goulet, Matthew Lynch, John Riley, Matthew Salisbury, Andrew 
     Sawtelle, Stephen Winiarski.
       Riverside, RI: Andrew Hurd, William Lange Phillip Olson, 
     Chris Paiva.
       Rumford, RI: Jesse Crichton, Chris Jamison.
       Smithfield, RI: Charles Ashworth, Brian Twohey, Gerard 
     Lariviere II.
       Wakefield, RI: Paul Ayers IV, Joshua Honeyman, Joshua 
     Lamothe, Joshua Rosen, Wyatt Messinger.
       Warren, RI: Jonathan Faris, William Kemp IV.
       Warwick, RI: Christopher Baker, Richard Agajanian III, 
     Kenneth Arpin, Trevor Byrne-Smith, James Carolan III, Robert 
     Chace III, Jason Christensen, Michael Dean, Timothy Goodwin, 
     Michael Havican, Eric Hayes, Gregory Hughes, Aaron Hughes, 
     Peter Izzi, Thomas Kelley, Daniel Linden, Jeffrey Machado, 
     Robert MacNaught, John Mendonsa.
       Westerly, RI: Jonathan Martin, Seth Merkel.
       West Greenwich, RI: Jeffrey Bowen.
       West Kingston, RI: Joshua McCaughey.
       West Warwick, RI: Eric Calcagni, Craig Flanagan, Daniel 
     Flynn, Warrick Monnahan, Chuck Moore.
       Wood River Junction, RI: Timothy Brusseau, Scott Morey.
       Woonsocket, RI: Michael Minot Matthew Piette, Matthew 
     Soucy, Gary Turner.
       Wyoming, RI: Stetson Lee.




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