Bill Text: NY J00852 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulating Cailey Held upon the occasion of earning the distinguished Gold Award, the most prestigious of Scouting honors

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-05-02 - ADOPTED [J00852 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-J00852-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 852

BY: Senator MARTINS

        CONGRATULATING  Cailey  Held  upon the occasion of
        earning  the  distinguished  Gold  Award,  the  most
        prestigious of Scouting honors

  WHEREAS,  Cailey  Held,  through her diligence and rigorous efforts,
has achieved Scouting's highest and most  prestigious  honor,  the  Gold
Award; the ceremony will be held on Tuesday, June 6, 2023; and

  WHEREAS, Cailey Held is a member of Girl Scouts of the United States
of America in Nassau County, New York; and

  WHEREAS,  America has achieved her greatest heights of glory through
the dedication, determination, and tireless efforts of  the  outstanding
citizens of this Nation; and

  WHEREAS, It is only with the continued diligence and devotion of our
youth, tomorrow's leaders, that America will maintain her glory; and

  WHEREAS, The Girl Scouts of America and its members are dedicated to
the development of character and leadership in the youth of this Nation;
and

  WHEREAS,  Since  1916,  Senior  Girl Scouts have sought to cap their
years in Girl Scouting with the  prized  Gold  Award,  which  challenges
girls to change the world; and

  WHEREAS,  In  order  to  earn the Gold Award, a girl must complete a
rigorous set of  service,  leadership  development,  and  skill-building
tasks  leading  up  to  the  final and most challenging requirement, the
design and completion of a Take Action Project; this project must be  an
issue  of  interest  to  the  girl  and her community, employ team-based
solutions, and educate and inspire others; and

  WHEREAS, For her  project  entitled  "Fostering  an  Entrepreneurial
Mindset"  Cailey  Held presented lesson plans on basic business concepts
to children in grades K-5; and

  WHEREAS, This outstanding young woman has been involved in  Scouting
for  years,  has  lived up to Scouting's ideals and has attained all the
necessary achievements; and

  WHEREAS, Cailey Held is a credit to  her  family,  her  school,  her
community,  her  State  and  her Nation, and no doubt her future will be
filled with accomplishments of equal importance; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations,  in
recognition  of  the  significance  of  this meritorious achievement, to
congratulate and honor Cailey Held upon the occasion of earning the Gold
Award; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to Cailey Held.