LEGISLATIVE  RESOLUTION  congratulating  Paige Gray upon the occasion of
receiving the distinguished Girl Scout Gold Award, the most  prestigious
of Scouting honors
WHEREAS, Paige Gray is a member of Oswego, New York Girl Scouts of Amer-
ica Troop 10041 affiliated with the Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways coun-
cil; and
  WHEREAS,  Paige  Gray, 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 Pathways
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, Paige Gray's Gold Award project was entitled Mural  of  Memo-
ries; 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, Paige Gray is a credit to her family, her school, her  commu-
nity,  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 Paige Gray upon the occasion of  her  designation
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 Paige Gray.