LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating Megan Marie Maher upon the occa-
sion of receiving the distinguished Girl Scout Gold Award, the most
prestigious of Girl Scouting honors

WHEREAS, Megan Marie Maher is a member of a Chappaqua Neighborhood Girl
Scouts Troop affiliated with the Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson coun-
cil; and
WHEREAS, Through her diligence and rigorous efforts, Megan Marie Maher
has achieved Scouting's highest and most prestigious honor, the Girl
Scout Gold Award; she will be honored at a Gold Award Ceremony to be
held at the New Castle Town Hall in Chappaqua, New York, on Saturday,
April 28, 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 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 "Knitting for Neighbors,"
Megan Marie Maher created colorful knitted blankets for donation to
organizations and institutions which could make good use of them; each
blanket required forty-nine 7" by 9" squares, which were then sewn
together into either baby, lap or regular-sized blankets; and
WHEREAS, Creating a website with a project outline and knitting
instructions, Megan Marie Maher's project spread past her own community
and into, not just other communities but into other states as well; over
the course of her work on her project, Megan was able to interact with
many different people, ranging from teaching younger Girl Scout troops
to gathering friends around the campfire at community camping; and
WHEREAS, Megan Marie Maher received a lot of support from a local
knitting group she joined, and learned a lot from them as well; as a
result of her efforts, Megan was able to deliver sixty-four blankets to
Blythedale Children's Hospital and Hope's Door, a local women's shelter;
and
WHEREAS, This outstanding young woman has been involved in Scouting
for many years, has lived up to Scouting's ideals and has attained all
of the necessary achievements; and
WHEREAS, Megan Marie Maher 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 Megan Marie Maher upon the occasion of her desig-
nation 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 Megan Marie Maher.