Bill Text: NY J01259 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulating Ashley Burns upon the occasion of receiving the distinguished Girl Scout Gold Award

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-04-30 - ADOPTED [J01259 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J01259-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 1259

BY: Senator LAVALLE

        CONGRATULATING  Ashley  Burns upon the occasion of
        receiving the distinguished Girl Scout  Gold  Award,
        the most prestigious of Scouting honors

  WHEREAS,  Ashley  Burns, through her diligence and rigorous efforts,
has achieved Scouting's highest and most  prestigious  honor,  the  Girl
Scout Gold Award; and

  WHEREAS,  Ashley  Burns  is a member of Girl Scouts of America Troop
1334; 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 1980, Senior Girl Scouts have capped their  years  of
achievement in Girl Scouting with the Girl Scout Gold Award; and

  WHEREAS,  In  order  to  earn the Girl Scout Gold Award, a girl must
fulfill five requirements; chief among them is the design and completion
of a Gold Award Project; this project must build upon the  interests  of
the girl, provide a service to the community, and be of lasting benefit;
and

  WHEREAS, For her project, Ashley Burns designed a plaque of all Gold
Award recipients of Mattituck to be placed in the high school; and

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

  WHEREAS, Ashley Burns 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 Ashley Burns upon the occasion of her designation
as recipient of the Girl Scout Gold Award; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to Ashley Burns.