LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commemorating May 8, 2010, as Suffolk County Girl
Scouts Uniquely Me! Day

WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to pay tribute to
citizens and organizations of the State of New York whose work serves to
enhance the quality of life in their communities and the great State of
New York; and
WHEREAS, The Suffolk County Girl Scouts build girls of courage, confi-
dence and character, who through their embodiment of the characteristic
of service make the world a better place; and
WHEREAS, The Suffolk County Girl Scouts were founded in 1915, three
years after the first Girl Scout troop in the United States was organ-
ized by Juliette Gordon Low in Savannah; and
WHEREAS, The Suffolk Council serves more than 43,000 girls between the
ages of five and 17, while worldwide, more than 2.8 million females are
girl scouts, making it the largest Council in New York State, as well as
the fifth-largest Girl Scout Council in the Nation, out of more than 300
councils; and
WHEREAS, A recent study by the Girl Scout Research Institute, The New
Normal? What Girls Say about Healthy Living, found that girls define
their health in holistic terms, and place equal value on emotional and
physical well-being; and
WHEREAS, The Suffolk County Girl Scouts will join Girl Scouts across
New York State in participating in Uniquely Me! The Girl Scout/Dove
Self-Esteem Program, which helps girls feel better about themselves by
helping them develop the skills necessary to face life's challenges; and
WHEREAS, The core Uniquely Me! Program curriculum, which integrates
the latest research from the Girl Scout Research Institute, consists of
activity booklets that guide girls through simple exercises that help
them understand and build self-esteem; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commemorate May 8, 2010, as Suffolk County Girl Scouts Uniquely Me! Day;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Suffolk County Girl Scouts.