[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 76 (Tuesday, June 11, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H3304]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          COMMENDING THE GIRL SCOUTS ON THEIR 90TH ANNIVERSARY

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in 
recognition of the 90th anniversary of the Girl Scouts, an organization 
that has empowered girls to reach their full potential through 
partnerships with caring adults.
  Since 1948, the Girl Scout Council of the Congaree Area of South 
Carolina has served girls from age 5 through 17 in Lancaster, 
Lexington, Sumter, Fairfield, Newberry, Richland, Saluda and Kershaw 
Counties, along with the city of Great Falls. With the dedicated 
leadership of President Ann Addy and Executive Director Pamela Hyland, 
the Congaree Area Council today boasts a membership of nearly 10,000. 
Nationally, the organization has grown to 3.6 million Girl Scouts, part 
of a worldwide family of 10 million in 140 countries.
  The key to the success of the Girl Scouts is very simple: they have 
stressed the values that every person should strive to uphold. These 
values include integrity, respect, inclusiveness and responsibility to 
the community. Through the Scouts, girls learn that to realize true 
satisfaction in life a person must grow in mind, body and spirit.

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