[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21172]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



              TRIBUTE TO A GIRL SCOUT GOLD AWARD RECIPIENT

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                             HON. DON YOUNG

                               of alaska

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 9, 1999

  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to salute an 
outstanding young woman who has been honored with the Girl Scout Gold 
Award by Farthest North Girl Scout Council in Fairbanks, Alaska. She 
is: Alisa Pierson.
  She is being honored for earning the highest achievement award in 
United States Girl Scouting. The Girl Scout Gold Award symbolizes 
outstanding accomplishments in the areas of leadership, community 
service, career planning and personal development. The award can be 
earned by young women aged fourteen through seventeen, or in grades 
nine through twelve.
  Girl Scouts of the United States of America, an organization serving 
over 2.5 million girls, has awarded more than 20,000 Girl Scout Gold 
Awards to Senior Girl Scouts since the inception of the Gold Award 
program in 1980. To receive the award, a Girl Scout must earn four 
interest project patches, the Career Exploration Pin, the Senior Girl 
Scout Leadership Award and the Girl Scout Challenge Pin, as well as 
design and implement a Girl Scout Award project. A plan for fulfilling 
these requirements is created by the Senior Girl Scout and is carried 
out through close cooperation between the Girl Scout and an adult Girl 
Scout volunteer.
  As a member of the Farthest North Girl Scout Council, Alisa Pierson 
began working on her Gold Award Project during the summer of 1997. 
Alisa developed her time management and communication skills and then 
used them in the community by organizing and arranging a picnic at 
Alaskaland, an outdoor park in Fairbanks, for the residents of Denali 
Center, an organization that caters to senior citizens with special 
needs. She also volunteered her time at Fairbanks Community Hospital 
where she performed data entry for the Bio Medical Maintenance 
department. As a result of her accomplishments, Alisa developed greater 
leadership, organizational and planning skills. Her thoughtfulness also 
contributed widely to Fairbanks and it's surrounding communities. I 
believe that Alisa should receive the public recognition due to her for 
these significant services to her community and her country.

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