Bill Text: NY J02448 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulating Paige Matarazzo upon the occasion of receiving the distinguished Girl Scout Gold Award

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2022-05-03 - ADOPTED [J02448 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-J02448-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 2448

BY: Senator THOMAS

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

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

  WHEREAS,  Paige  Matarazzo, of Garden City, New York, is a member of
Girl Scouts of Nassau County Troop 1261; 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 USA and its members are dedicated to the
development of character and leadership in the youth of this Nation; and

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

  WHEREAS, In order to earn the Girl Scout 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,  Paige  Matarazzo's  project  was  entitled, "A Cleaner and
Healthier America"; 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,  Paige Matarazzo 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  Paige  Matarazzo  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 Paige Matarazzo.