Bill Text: NY K00121 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulating Ashley Mancroni upon the occasion of receiving the distinguished Girl Scout Gold Award, the most prestigious of Scouting honors

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-02-27 - adopted [K00121 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-K00121-Introduced.html

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Assembly Resolution No. 121

BY: M. of A. Gunther

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

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

  WHEREAS, A resident of Rock Hill, New York,  Ashley  Mancroni  is  a
member of Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson, Inc.  Troop 676; 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,  Girl  Scouts  Heart  of  the Hudson, Inc. serves more than
26,000 girls and 11,000 adults, helping  them  to  reach  their  fullest
potential  throughout  Dutchess,  Orange,  Putnam,  Rockland,  Sullivan,
Ulster and Westchester counties; and

  WHEREAS, The Girl Scout Gold Award nurtures a girl's  leadership  as
she energizes and inspires her community; 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, Ashley Mancroni's Take Action  Project  was  entitled,  The
Safety Connector Trail; 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 Mancroni 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  Mancroni  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 Mancroni.