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LEGISLATIVE  RESOLUTION  congratulating Camille Graham upon the occasion
of receiving the distinguished Girl Scout Gold Award, the  most  presti-
gious of Scouting honors

WHEREAS,  Camille  Graham is a member of Oswego, New York Girl Scouts of
America Troop 10041 affiliated with the Girl Scouts of  NYPENN  Pathways
Council; and
  WHEREAS,  Camille  Graham, through her diligence and rigorous efforts,
has achieved Scouting's highest and most  prestigious  honor,  the  Girl
Scout  Gold  Award; she will be honored at a Girl Scouts of NYPENN Path-
ways Young Women of Distinction event in May 2012; 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 in  Grades  9-12  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, Camille Graham's Gold Award project  was  entitled  Miles  of
Smiles  and was a project writing letters to servicemen and servicewomen
overseas; 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,  Camille  Graham  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  Camille Graham 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 Camille Graham.