Senate Resolution No. 368

BY: Senator MARTINS

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

WHEREAS, Katherine Piscopia, through her diligence and rigorous
efforts, has achieved Cadette Scouting's highest and Girl Scouting's
second highest achievement, the Silver Award; the Willistons, Albertson,
Roslyn, Mineola (W.A.R.M.) Girl Scout Association Award Ceremony will be
held on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at Chaminade High School's Activity
Athletic Center in Mineola, New York; and

WHEREAS, Katherine Piscopia is a member of the Girl Scouts of
America Troop 1022; 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, In 2020, Katherine Piscopia completed a Silver Award
community service project which she planned, developed and executed
along with two of her fellow Scouts; their project was entitled, Purple
Project, and helped support those in the hospital dealing with Dementia
and Alzheimer's disease by providing Buddy Bags and activities to keep
their minds active and engaged; and

WHEREAS, The Silver Award is earned over a two-year period and is
tangible evidence of Katherine Piscopia's high character and commitment;
and

WHEREAS, Katherine Piscopia 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 to
congratulate Katherine Piscopia, 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 Katherine Piscopia.