[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 15 (Monday, February 9, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Pages S717-S718]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING THE GIRL SCOUTS' WILDERNESS ROAD COUNCIL

 Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, today I take the opportunity to 
honor the Girl Scouts' Wilderness Road Council for all the work they do 
to shape Kentucky's young women. This year the Girl Scouts in central 
and eastern Kentucky are taking on a new challenge with their annual 
cookie drive. They have started ``Operation Milk and Cookies,'' a 
program sponsored by the Girl Scouts' Wilderness Road Council that aims 
to give a box of Girl Scout cookies to families that can't afford them.
  The Girl Scouts have always afforded a young women the unique 
opportunity to enhance her communication and social skills, to develop 
a strong sense of self, to participate in innovative programs, and to 
foster her creative side. But by participating in Operation Milk and 
Cookies, these young women are learning how to be productive and pro-
active citizens, who will some day have the chance to change the way 
the world works. They are learning at an early age how important it is 
to help others that are less fortunate and how

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to be selfless contributing members to the community.
  Mr. President, the citizens of Kentucky are proud to have Girl 
Scouts' Wilderness Road Council's troops living and learning in their 
community. Their example of hard work and determination should be 
followed by all in the Commonwealth. The Girl Scouts' Wilderness Road 
Council have found a successful way to bring out the best in its young 
women, and I personally thank the leaders and supporters of this great 
organization for continually producing strong and bright young women 
committed to making Kentucky a better place to live.

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