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

WHEREAS, Ashley Cordiale, through her diligence and rigorous efforts,
has achieved Scouting's highest and most prestigious honor, the Girl
Scout Gold Award; the Girl Scout Gold ceremony will be held on Saturday,
June 9, 2012, at the Miller Place Fire Department in Miller Place, New
York; and
WHEREAS, The daughter of Gerard and Barbara Cordiale, Ashley Cordiale
is a member of Girl Scouts of America Troop 3084 in Miller Place; 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, Ashley Cordiale created reading
centers at a food pantry and Children's Services Offices; she collected
soda bottles and cans to earn money to purchase book shelves, books and
book marks; she also asked friends, family and other girl scouts to
donate gently used books they no longer wanted and collected more than
1200 books; and
WHEREAS, She built bookcases, brought them to the locations of the
reading centers and would fill the shelves with books as needed; and
WHEREAS, Ashley Cordiale's love of reading and owning books as a child
inspired her to share this love with other children and, knowing chil-
dren love to read, her sign at the centers states that a borrowed book
may be kept if the reader loves it; 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 for the Girl Scout Gold Award; and
WHEREAS, Ashley Cordiale 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 Ashley Cordiale 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 Ashley Cordiale.