J2325-2011 Actions

• Jun 14, 2011: ADOPTED
• Jun 14, 2011: REPORTED TO CALENDAR FOR CONSIDERATION
• Jun 7, 2011: REFERRED TO FINANCE

J2325-2011 Text

 LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating Stephanie Pagano upon the occasion
 of  receiving  the distinguished Girl Scout Gold Award, the most presti
 gious of Scouting honors
 WHEREAS, Stephanie Pagano, through her diligence and  rigorous  efforts,
 has  achieved  Scouting's  highest  and most prestigious honor, the Girl
 Scout Gold Award; she will be honored by  Girl  Scouts  of  Western  New
 York's  Pittsford  Service Unit at a special Court of Awards ceremony on
 Sunday, June 12, 2011; and
 WHEREAS, Now a student at Syracuse University, Stephanie Pagano  is  a
 member of Girl Scouts of America Troop 60284 in Pittsford; 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, 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 Gold Award project entitled Beading for Hope, Stepha
 nie Pagano wanted to reach out to disadvantaged children,  either  in  a
 hospital  or  a  shelter,  and provide them with a beading activity that
 would take away any stressors; and
 WHEREAS, The Children's Center at Strong  Hospital,  Sojourner  House,
 Catholic  Family Charity, and Hillside Family of Agencies were among the
 places serving children which were helped by Stephanie Pagano's project;
 and
 WHEREAS, For the children staying in  shelters,  she  planned  beading
 activities  for craft sessions and put together "Beadie" bags containing
 everything needed to create a frog, butterfly, or flower bead  keychain;
 and
 WHEREAS,  Working with Strong Hospital, she prepared kits for distrib
 ution to two age groups; the teenagers received kits to design their own
 glass bead necklace and the younger children were given kits to decorate
 foam door hanger signs with pony beads; and
 WHEREAS,  An  outstanding  young  woman,  Stephanie  Pagano  has  been
 involved  in  Scouting  for years, has lived up to Scouting's ideals and
 has attained all of the necessary achievements for the Girl  Scout  Gold
 Award; and
 WHEREAS,  Stephanie  Pagano 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 Stephanie Pagano upon the occasion of her desig
 nation as the recipient of a Girl Scout Gold Award; and be it further
 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran
 smitted to Stephanie Pagano.

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