LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating Jackie Lin upon the occasion of
receiving the distinguished Girl Scout Gold Award, the most prestigious
of Scouting honors

WHEREAS, Jackie Lin, through her diligence and rigorous efforts, has
achieved Scouting's highest and most prestigious honor, the Girl Scout
Gold Award; she will receive the award at a Gold Award ceremony on
Saturday, June 11, 2011; and
WHEREAS, Jackie Lin, the daughter of Maria Wang, is a member of Girl
Scouts of America Ambassador Troop 4-772, Girl Scout Council of Greater
New York, sponsored by the Conron Camp Foundation; 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, entitled TMI: Too Much Informa-
tion, Jackie Lin and Julia Lu decided to work together to raise aware-
ness about online safety; and
WHEREAS, Today many teenagers and even younger children are tech-sav-
vy, able to gain access to a lot of useful information on line as well
as to sites for social and entertainment purposes; and
WHEREAS, Many parents, though, may not know how to address the issue
of internet safety with their children, whether they be teenagers or
younger; Jackie Lin and Julia Lu wanted to teach kids about the poten-
tial dangers and also wanted to provide the tools for keeping their
on-line experience enjoyable but safe; and
WHEREAS, During the Fall of 2010 through Winter 2011, they hosted
workshops at local libraries and at Girl Scout and Cub Scout meetings;
through surveys completed by participants, they discovered the partic-
ipants learned a lot about being online and about helping to strengthen
online safety they hadn't known before; and
WHEREAS, The respondents reported they felt more educated about the
subject and planned to implement the things they learned to maintain a
safer environment for themselves and the kids around them; and
WHEREAS, Jackie Lin and Julia Lu also hosted and managed a blog dedi-
cated to on-line safety which had an audience of teenagers and younger
children alike; and
WHEREAS, An outstanding young woman, Jackie Lin has been involved in
Scouting for years, has lived up to Scouting's ideals and has attained
all of the necessary achievements for the Girl Scout Gold Award; and
WHEREAS, Jackie Lin 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 Jackie Lin upon the occasion of her designation
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 Jackie Lin.