[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 33 (Thursday, March 17, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E490]
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   RECOGNIZING THE DEDICATION OF ``A GIRL'S PLACE'' IN FAIRFIELD, CA

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                         HON. ELLEN O. TAUSCHER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 17, 2005

  Mrs. TAUSCHER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the March 24, 2005 
dedication of ``A Girl's Place,'' the Fairfield Facility of the Girl 
Scout Council of Napa-Solano.
  This facility symbolizes a commitment from the community to ensuring 
that girls have a place to feel safe and to call their own. In June 
1931, the residents of the City of Fairfield and Solano County came 
together to dedicate a building for the Girl Scouts of their community. 
Today, 75 years later, they have joined together again to reaffirm 
their pledge to the Girl Scouts and to dedicate a new facility. This 
new building replaces the old, which made way for modernization and 
offers the community hope and vision for the future.
  ``A Girl's'' Place'' will stand as an icon in the community, offering 
a safe haven for girls ages 5-17 and a place for adults who give freely 
of their time and love to come together to gain knowledge of our ever-
changing young women.
  The Girl Scouts of Napa-Solano serve 4,500 girls and 1,300 adult 
volunteers; nearly 1 in every 10 girls is a Girl Scout. Today Girl 
Scouts are reaching out into the community to provide a solid 
foundation for every girl, everywhere. Girls are participating in Girl 
Scouting in homes, schools, boys and girls clubs, juvenile halls, low-
income housing complexes, emergency women's shelters, foster care 
programs, and churches. Girl Scouting helps girls mold their values and 
teaches self-confidence, leadership, teamwork and pride in her 
community. This collaboration inspires us all.
  As the Girl Scouts' Honorary Congressional Co-Troop Leader, I am 
honored to recognize ``A Girls' Place'' as a proud addition to our 
community and I look forward to the generations of strong women who 
will spring from its steps.

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