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

WHEREAS, Hannah Freyer is a member of Deposit, New York Girl Scouts of
America Troop 30210 affiliated with the Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways
council; and
WHEREAS, Hannah Freyer, a senior at Deposit Central School, has,
through her diligence and rigorous efforts, 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, For her Gold Award project Hannah Freyer involved the cafete-
ria and The Green Thumb Garden Club at her school, Deposit Central
School, and addressed the need to protect our environment and reduce
waste by recycling through her project "Reducing, Reusing and Recycling
Through Composting"; 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, Hannah Freyer 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 Hannah Freyer upon the occasion of her desig-
nation 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 Hannah Freyer.