[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 205 (Monday, November 29, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S8779]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                         TRIBUTE TO LACY BOWER

 Mr. MARSHALL. Madam President, today I wish to recognize Lacy 
Bower of Hutchinson, KS, for her incredible achievement in attaining 
not only Girl Scouts's highest honor in the Gold Award, but Boy 
Scouts's Eagle Scout rank as well. Both are remarkable achievements on 
their own, but attaining both is truly a remarkable feat.
  For her Gold Award, Lacy decided to focus her efforts to helping the 
Hutchinson domestic violence center with her project, ``A Walk of 
Love.'' To help the shelter, Lacy worked with the community to collect 
over $5,000 worth of toiletry items, which she then turned into 200 
toiletry bags to donate to the shelter. In addition, she helped 
establish a continual collection process for these items so the shelter 
can more adequately provide resources for those that use it in the 
future.
  Of course, that is only half the story. To accomplish the double 
feat, Lacy needed to create yet another community project for her Eagle 
Scout rank. Lacy set her sights on repainting the gymnasium of a church 
in Hutchinson. After plenty of preparation and recruiting, what she 
initially thought would take 2 weeks only took her 2 days after 
successfully recruiting help throughout the Hutchinson area during her 
preparation process.
  After achieving these two feats, Lacy has said that she hopes to be 
an inspiration for young girls to show that they are capable of making 
a difference and achieving what they want, so long as they put their 
mind to it. She has certainly set a tremendous example for young women 
everywhere, and I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Lacy for 
her outstanding achievements.

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