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

WHEREAS, Cassandra Crisafulli is a member of Oswego, New York Girl
Scouts of America Troop 10041 affiliated with the Girl Scouts of NYPENN
Pathways council; and
WHEREAS, Cassandra Crisafulli, through her diligence and rigorous
efforts, has achieved Scouting's highest and most prestigious honor, the
Girl Scout Gold Award; she will be honored at a Girl Scouts of NYPENN
Pathways Young Women of Distinction event in May 2012; 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 in Grades 9-12 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, Cassandra Crisafulli's Gold Award project was entitled Oswego
Dreams and was conducted at Golisano Children's Hospital; 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, Cassandra Crisafulli 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 Cassandra Crisafulli upon the occasion of her
designation as the recipient of a Girl Scout Gold Award; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Cassandra Crisafulli.