LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating Katrina Zavisian upon the occasion
of receiving the distinguished Girl Scout Gold Award, the most presti-
gious of Scouting honors, on June 7, 2009

WHEREAS, Katrina Zavisian, through her diligence and rigorous efforts,
has achieved Scouting's highest and most prestigious honor, the Girl
Scout Gold Award and will be honored at a Girl Scouts of Western New
York Annual Gold Award Banquet on Sunday, June 7, 2009; and
WHEREAS, A student at Pittsford-Mendon High School, Katrina Zavisian
is a member of Girl Scouts of America Troop 231 in Pittsford, New York;
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, Katrina Zavisian helped organize
a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) co-op at her church through
which approximately 40 families received organic fruits and vegetables
from a local farmer; and
WHEREAS, She also prepared weekly recipe sheets using the food being
distributed that week, created a schedule of CSA member work dates, and
worked on an organic farm, all in an effort to encourage people to eat
local organic food; 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, Katrina Zavisian 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 Katrina Zavisian upon the occasion of her desig-
nation as recipient of the Girl Scout Gold Award; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Katrina Zavisian.