[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 56 (Wednesday, April 28, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4489-S4490]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    GIRL SCOUTS OF KICKAPOO COUNCIL HONOR SIX GOLD AWARD RECIPIENTS

 Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I rise today to salute six 
remarkable young women who will soon be presented with the Girl Scout 
Gold Award by Girl Scouts-Kickapoo Council in Peoria, IL.
  The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest achievement in Girl 
Scouting. It is presented to Senior Girl Scouts who have demonstrated 
outstanding accomplishments in the areas of leadership, community 
service, career planning, and personal development. Nationwide, less 
than 3 percent of Senior Girl Scouts earn the Gold Award each year.
  To earn the Girl Scout Gold Award, a Girl Scout must satisfy several 
requirements. First, she must fulfill a series of preliminary tasks, 
including the completion of four Interest Project Patches, the Career 
Exploration Pin, the Senior Girl Scout Leadership Award, and the Senior 
Girl Scout Challenge. Upon completion of these four tasks, the Girl 
Scout then must design and implement a Girl Scout Gold Award project, 
integrating all of the skills and knowledge that she has gained through 
her years in Girl Scouting. The project must demonstrate a substantial 
commitment to community service and leadership and be carried out over 
the course of at least 50 hours.
  Leslie Carter, of Girl Scout Troop 47, will be presented with the 
Girl Scout Gold Award for her service as a personalized aide for a 
student with special needs during the summer school term. Leslie's 
project involved planning lessons and activities that helped the girl 
improve her socialization skills, enabling the student to be more 
receptive to academic lessons, try new activities, and improve her 
abilities.
  Tiffany Cremer, of Girl Scout Troop 47, will be honored with the Girl 
Scout Gold Award for her project which aimed to increase public 
awareness of Girl Scout events, service projects, and programming, by 
publishing articles and photographs in local newspapers across Fulton 
County, IL.
  Kendall Juers, of Girl Scout Troop 555, will receive her Girl Scout 
Gold Award for her efforts to refurbish the collection of the Glen Oak 
Primary School Library. Kendall collected new and used books to be 
donated to the library and also made bags that the children will use to 
protect the books they check out of the library and bring home.
  Alicia McCombs, of Girl Scout Troop 47, will receive her Girl Scout 
Gold Award in recognition of her role in codirecting a school play and 
fulfilling a variety of additional responsibilities, including set 
building, costumes, makeup, and lighting.
  Diana Newlan, of Girl Scout Troop 555, will be presented with the 
Girl Scout Gold Award in recognition of her efforts to reorganize her 
school's music library, including cataloging, repairing, and replacing 
sheet music.
  Sarah Rosecrans, of the Juliette Girl Scout Troop, will be honored 
with the Girl Scout Gold Award for her leadership in planning a 
councilwide event for Brownie Girl Scouts, enabling the younger girls 
to learn about and prepare for Junior Girl Scouts, the next level in 
Girl Scouting.

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  For each of these young women, I expect that the completion of the 
Girl Scout Gold Award is only the first step toward a lifetime of civic 
involvement. I take this opportunity to congratulate each of these 
young women for their hard work and dedication in earning the Girl 
Scout Gold Award and to publicly recognize them for their exceptional 
leadership and service to their communities.

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