[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 84 (Monday, May 19, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E447]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            RECOGNIZING MILLIE GRIEVE, GOLD AWARD GIRL SCOUT

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                          HON. MARK E. AMODEI

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 19, 2025

  Mr. AMODEI of Nevada. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask my colleagues 
to join me in congratulating Millie Grieve. Millie is a member of Girl 
Scouts of the Sierra Nevada, Troop 188, and has exemplified 
extraordinary leadership, innovative problem-solving, and a 
demonstrated commitment to making a lasting, positive impact, by 
earning the most prestigious award in Girl Scouting, the Gold Award.
  Gold Award Girl Scouts are recognized as trailblazers who are willing 
to tackle the most pressing challenges facing their communities and the 
world with measurable, sustainable, and far-reaching results. To earn 
the Girl Scout Gold Award, high school-age Girl Scouts must identify 
and investigate an issue they care about, devise a plan, and then lead 
a team of experts and community members to implement a project that 
produces lasting change.
  Over the course of 1 to 2 years, Gold Award Girl Scouts demonstrate 
significant initiative, commitment, and leadership, distinguishing them 
from their peers. Through their resourcefulness and perseverance, they 
embody the Girl Scout Law to truly make the world a better place.
  Millie Grieve's project ``Breast Vests'' aimed to reduce the fear 
around touching women to perform life-saving CPR by increasing exposure 
and answering uncomfortable questions. Millie has been a lifeguard for 
the City of Reno for two years and noticed lifeguards were 
uncomfortable with the concept of performing CPR on the female anatomy 
because they lacked training. She created vests to zip over the 
mannequins that the City of Reno already had, using neoprene to make 
the vests more effective on the pool deck. Millie then personally 
presented her project to more than 100 lifeguards and surveyed them 
afterward, showing a 20 percent increase in overall comfort in 
performing CPR and using an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) on 
women.
  On behalf of the 2nd Congressional District of Nevada, I congratulate 
Millie Grieve for achieving the highest distinction in Girl Scouts, the 
Gold Award. We thank Millie for her leadership and for making such a 
positive, lasting change in our community.

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