LEGISLATIVE  RESOLUTION  commending Sarah Arikupurathu upon the occasion
of receiving the Girl Scout Silver Award
WHEREAS, Sarah Arikupurathu will be honored with the Girl  Scout  Silver
Award,  for  11  to 14-year-old girls and Girl Scouting's second highest
achievement, at a Girl Scouts of America Awards Ceremony, to be held  at
the  Herricks Community Center in New Hyde Park, New York, on Wednesday,
May 23, 2012; and
  WHEREAS, Sarah Arikupurathu resides in Manhasset Hills, New York,  and
is a member of Troop 1667; and
  WHEREAS, Girl Scouting has cultivated in our nation's young people the
goals of building solid values of sisterhood and the importance of work-
ing  with  others, stimulating both mind and body, instilling pride, and
encouraging community service and success; and
  WHEREAS, Girl Scouting has expanded  the  horizons  of  the  countless
young  women  who have participated in the programs which have made Girl
Scouting an American and international institution; and
  WHEREAS, To earn the Silver Award, Sarah Arikupurathu  completed  five
requirements;  the  first  four  requirements  help  girls build skills,
explore careers, gain leadership skills, and make a commitment to  self-
improvement and are followed by the completion of the fifth requirement,
a  Silver  Award  community  service  project  which  Sarah Arikupurathu
planned, developed and executed; and
  WHEREAS, For her Silver  Award  project,  Sarah  Arikupurathu  created
coloring books and donated crayon boxes so children who are hospitalized
can enjoy them and keep busy; she made separate books for boys and girls
and  brought  them  to  a  cancer unit at NYU Hospital and plans to make
another trip there with more, most welcome, items; and
  WHEREAS, The Silver Award symbolizes an 11 to 14-year-old Girl Scout's
accomplishments in Girl Scouting and community activities as she matures
and works to better her life and the lives of  others;  it  is  tangible
evidence of Sarah Arikupurathu's high character and commitment, and is a
harbinger of her future service to her community, New York State and our
nation; now, therefore, be it
  RESOLVED,  That  this  Legislative  Body pause in its deliberations to
warmly congratulate Sarah Arikupurathu, recognizing her  achievement  in
earning  the Girl Scout Silver Award and wishing her success, health and
happiness; and be it further
  RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Sarah Arikupurathu.