[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 41 (Tuesday, March 13, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E368]
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                    HONORING GIRL SCOUTS IN AMERICA

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                          HON. REID J. RIBBLE

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 13, 2012

  Mr. RIBBLE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the efforts of 
Girl Scout Ambassador Mara Scherer. Ms. Scherer has been a Girl Scout 
for 12 years, and recently unveiled her exhibit at the New London 
Public Museum celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Girl Scouts in 
America. This exhibit represents her Gold Award project, the highest 
award a Girl Scout can attain.
  Mr. Speaker, I also ask you to join me in celebrating the life of 
Juliette Gordon Low, the visionary founder of Girl Scouts in America. 
She established the first troop on March 12, 1912, in Savannah, 
Georgia. For the last century, Girl Scouts in America has had a 
positive impact on young girls throughout the country by teaching them 
values, life-skills and giving them opportunities to improve their 
communities.
  I commend Ms. Scherer for this project, and I congratulate the Girl 
Scouts in America on their 100th anniversary for keeping their promise 
to serve God and country, to help their neighbors and to keep the Girl 
Scout Law.

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