Senate Resolution No. 1687

BY: Senator KAPLAN

CONGRATULATING Jamie Pierce upon the occasion of
receiving the Girl Scout Silver Award, Cadette
Scouting's highest award and Girl Scouting's second
highest achievement

WHEREAS, Jamie Pierce was honored with the Girl Scout Silver Award,
Cadette Scouting's highest award and Girl Scouting's second highest
achievement; and

WHEREAS, Jamie Pierce is a member of the Girl Scouts of America
Troop 1142; and

WHEREAS, Girl Scouting has cultivated in our Nation's young people
the goals of building solid values of sisterhood and the importance of
working with others, stimulating both mind and body, instilling pride,
and encouraging community service and success; and

WHEREAS, Girl Scouting has expanded the horizons of the countless
hundreds of thousands who have participated in Scouting programs which
have made Scouting an American and international institution; and

WHEREAS, Jamie Pierce completed a Silver Award community service
project titled "Hospitality Carts" which she planned, developed and
executed; and

WHEREAS, Jamie Pierce and fellow scout Lauren Printz earned their
Silver Award by creating Hospitality Carts for the Ronald McDonald House
of Long Island; Jamie and Lauren always enjoyed helping at the House by
baking for the residents and other doing other activities; they wanted
to have a greater positive impact for the families going through such
difficult and stressful situations; and

WHEREAS, To identify needs the residents encountered, a meeting was
set up with staff from the House; during the meeting, they learned that
many families, in their rush to care for their children, come to the
house without basic need items such as toothpaste, deodorant and others
needed essentials; and

WHEREAS, There was also a need for items to occupy the children who
were ill and their siblings; it was also learned that a staff member
would bring items directly to families at the hospital but had no easy
way of getting them down the block from the house to the hospital; and

WHEREAS, Jamie and Lauren decided that a cart would be a great
solution; they would stock the cart with personal hygiene items, books
and craft kits for children of all age groups; they organized donation
drives throughout the community, in church, through their sister girl
scouts and family members; and

WHEREAS, Furthermore, they created craft kits with easy directions
for the children; the cart was filled with many items; bags of
additional items, to restock the cart, were given to the staff; and

WHEREAS, Jamie and Lauren also visited the house on a few occasions
to do crafts with the children and deliver supplies to the residents;
and

WHEREAS, The Silver Award is earned over a two-year period; it is
tangible evidence of Jamie Pierce's high character and commitment, and
is a harbinger of her future service to her community, New York State,
and the Nation; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate Jamie Pierce, recognizing her achievement in earning the
Girl Scout Silver Award, and to wish her continued success in all her
future endeavors; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to Jamie Pierce.