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

WHEREAS, Rebecca Fisher 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, Rebecca Fisher
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 "Wagon Road Vocabulary
Signs," Rebecca Fisher worked with the Children's Aid Society to create
an intellectually enriching environment at Wagon Road Camp for its
summer camp program; working at several sites around the camp, she
created magnetic vocabulary signs to be changed several times a week;
and
WHEREAS, Rebecca Fisher used local community support to build the
signs and cut out the magnetic letters; she researched appropriate words
for the signs, printed out definitions and created a schedule for the
word rotations and also visited the camp to meet with the campers to
play word games and assess how much of the new vocabulary each camper
had retained and, recognizing the value of her project, Wagon Road Camp
has incorporated her vocabulary program into its summer curriculum; 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, Rebecca Fisher 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 Rebecca Fisher upon the occasion of her desig-
nation as the recipient of the Girl Scout Gold Award; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Rebecca Fisher.