LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating Julia Friedland upon the occasion
of receiving the distinguished Girl Scout Gold Award, the most presti-
gious of Girl Scouting honors

WHEREAS, Julia Friedland 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, Julia Friedland
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 "Reduce, Reuse, Recycled
Art," Julia Friedland combined artistic creativity with environmental-
ism; she was inspired by the fact that in the slogan, "Reduce, Reuse,
Recycle," we are best at Recycling, but not especially strong in the
other areas, which she considers to be the more important areas; and
WHEREAS, To address this issue, Julia Friedland decided to educate and
inspire people with "Recycled Art"; using would-be trash as an artistic
medium, she started working with the three communities with which she is
most involved; and
WHEREAS, At camp, she provided supplies and instruction to teach camp-
ers green arts and crafts; in the Girl Scouting community, she taught
groups at community camping; and in her town, she ran a booth at the
annual Green Fair and created her own event, the EcoArt Fair, and justly
found the interest she was able to generate in the small things we can
do to reuse "trash" to be very rewarding; 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, Julia Friedland 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 Julia Friedland 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 Julia Friedland.