LEGISLATIVE  RESOLUTION  congratulating Courtney Gazda upon the occasion
of receiving the distinguished Girl Scout Gold Award, the  most  presti-
gious of Scouting honors
WHEREAS,  Courtney  Gazda is a member of Oswego, New York Girl Scouts of
America Troop 10041 affiliated with the Girl Scouts of  NYPENN  Pathways
council; and
  WHEREAS,  Courtney  Gazda, 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, Courtney Gazda's Gold Award  project  was  entitled  Creative
Connections and was conducted at Upstate Hospital Hemotology; 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, Courtney Gazda 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 Courtney Gazda 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 Courtney Gazda.