LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating Catherine Wang upon the occasion
of receiving the distinguished Girl Scout Gold Award, the most presti-
gious of Scouting honors, on June 5, 2009

WHEREAS, Catherine Wang, through her diligence and rigorous efforts,
has achieved Scouting's highest and most prestigious honor, the Girl
Scout Gold Award; the ceremony will be held on June 5, 2009, in the
Shelter Rock School Auditorium in Manhasset, New York; and
WHEREAS, Catherine Wang is a member of the Manhasset Association of
Girl Scouts; and
WHEREAS, In addition to serving in the Manhasset Association of Girl
Scouts, Catherine Wang is a member of the World of Difference Club, Key
Club, the National Italian Honor Society, the Manhasset Junior Coalition
against Breast Cancer, Saturday Series, the Green Club and Student
Government and is a Peer Responder; 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, Catherine Wang's project, Ecosize, entailed workshops on
teaching students to recycle, reuse and go green, as well as making
crafts from recycled household items; 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, Catherine Wang 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 Catherine Wang 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 Catherine Wang.