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

WHEREAS, McKenzie Martin is a member of Deposit, New York Girl Scouts of
America Troop 30210 affiliated with the Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways
council; and
WHEREAS, McKenzie Martin, 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, McKenzie Martin addressed hand-
icap accessibility at Deposit Presbyterian Church; recognizing that the
church's existing ramp did not meet regulation, was too weak and was
becoming unstable, she devised a Buy a Nail fundraiser, attaching a nail
to a flyer and raising enough funds to have a new, most welcome, ramp
installed; 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, McKenzie Martin 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 McKenzie Martin 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 McKenzie Martin.