[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 12, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E359-E360]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING THE 102ND ANNIVERSARY OF THE GIRL SCOUTS

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                           HON. JOYCE BEATTY

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 12, 2014

  Mrs. BEATTY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 102nd anniversary 
of the Girl Scouts of the USA.
  On this day in 1912, Juliette `Daisy' Gordon Low officially 
registered the organization's first eighteen Girl Scouts in Savannah, 
Georgia.
  Since that first meeting, more than 59 million young women have been 
inspired, challenged, and empowered as Girl Scout alumnae.

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  Thanks to Daisy Gordon's vision, millions of girls have learned the 
values of personal responsibility, conservation, friendship, community, 
and teamwork.
  Girl Scouts carry these important lessons with them for the rest of 
their lives.
  The Girl Scouts and I share a birthday and on this Girl Scout Day, I 
applaud the Girl Scouts for affording millions of girls across the 
country with the opportunity to be part of something much bigger than 
themselves.

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