[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5937]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               CONGRATULATING THE GIRL SCOUTS OF THE USA

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                         HON. MARSHA BLACKBURN

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 8, 2007

  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in 
congratulating the Girl Scouts of the USA as they celebrate their 95th 
anniversary.
  On March 12, 1912, Juliette ``Daisy'' Gordon Low held the first Girl 
Scout meeting which endorsed the philosophy that all girls should be 
afforded the opportunity to enhance their natural abilities and 
talents. Through community service, education, and physical activity, 
the Girl Scouts continue to offer girls a place to develop mentally, 
physically and spiritually.
  Across our Nation, communities will gather this weekend to celebrate 
the founding of the Girl Scouts of the USA. On Saturday, I have been 
invited to join in the celebration with hundreds of young women from 
middle Tennessee. In true Girl Scout form, these young women have put 
in more than 4,000 hours of community service to commemorate this 
occasion. These service projects include furnishing snacks for a blood 
drive by the American Red Cross, landscaping for Holy Family Church, 
and collecting donated items for youth service centers and the elderly. 
The time and effort of these young women is having a profound impact in 
our communities.
  Madam Speaker, I would also like to take a moment and thank the Girl 
Scout Leaders who freely give their time and energy to these 
extraordinary young women. Their dedication to the Girl Scouts is 
making a difference in the lives of young women across our Nation. 
Congratulations to the Girl Scouts of the USA and thank you for 95 
years of service to our Nation's young women.

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