[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 129 (Friday, September 21, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1626-E1627]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        RECOGNIZING THE GIRL SCOUTS COUNCIL OF TROPICAL FLORIDA

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                        HON. ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 21, 2012

  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, today I recognize the Girl Scouts 
Council of Tropical Florida, an organization dedicated to empowering 
girls so that they can become exemplary leaders of our community by 
building courage, confidence, and character.
  On August 1, 1963 the Girl Scout Council of Dade County merged with 
the Florida Keys Girl Scout Council to develop into the Girl Scout 
Council of Tropical Florida, now enriching the lives of more than 
20,000 girls and 3,600 adults from Miami-Dade and Monroe counties.
  Girl Scouts Council of Florida has prepared numerous activities 
throughout South Florida to commemorate the centennial anniversary of 
the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, a movement that 
started in Georgia with only 18 girls and that has grown to more than 
3.2 million members nationwide.
  Mr. Speaker, I thank the Board of Directors: Irela Bague, Wanda 
Hewitt, Lilian A. Walby, Alice N. Bravo, Georgia McLean, Nancy 
Pastroff, Maria D. Tejera, Lilly Monzon Aguirre, Carolann Baldyga, 
Guillermo ``Bill'' Cruz, Elvira Dopico, Melissa A. Dunn, Frank 
Fernandez, Lourdes Fernandez, Maria I. Gonzalez, Johnette Hardiman, 
Althea Harris, Jenny Arias May, Joyce Ann Hanks Moorehead, Grace 
O'Donnell, Jack Plunkett, Jr., Lisa D. Sparks, Margarita Villoch, 
Margarita Weidener, Peggy Wingard, and Mary Young; the Council 
Nominating Committee:

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Grace O'Donnell, Sheryl Alonso, Carlos Arboleya, Sallie C. Byrd, Gail 
Ash Dotson, Ellen Siegel, and Margarita Villoch; and the Executive 
Management: Sally Boggess, Patsy Schmidt-Cozier, Pauline Russell, Lance 
Balding, Luisa Lander, Julia Onnie-Hay, Eva Berbrick, Ansley Ross, 
Maria Santos, and Ana Delgado, for being part of this national 
celebration, and I commend the hard work they put forth to make a long-
lasting impact on our community and environment, while cultivating 
strong values in its members.

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