Bill Text: NY K00096 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Resolution 96 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Congratulating Libby Gillis upon the occasion of receiving the distinguished Girl Scout Gold Award

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-03-10 - adopted [K00096 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-K00096-Introduced.html


Assembly Resolution No. 96

BY: M. of A. Jones

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

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

  WHEREAS,  The  daughter of Robert Gillis and Lisa Littlefield-Gillis
and a junior at Tupper Lake High School,  Libby  is  a  member  of  Girl
Scouts  of  Northeastern New York Service Unit 454, Troop 4123 of Tupper
Lake, 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 1919, Senior 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,  For her project, Libby Gillis raised awareness of the many
effects  of  climate  change;  with  the   support   of   her   school's
environmental club, the Green Team, she started an annual Green (spirit)
Week  at  her  school and created a Green Week video which won awards at
the AdkAction Beyond the Peaks Student Film Festival; she also  produced
a  video to teach others about the school's cafeteria composting system,
which she was instrumental in starting; 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,  Libby  Gillis  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 Libby Gillis 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 Libby Gillis.