LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Albany County young women
receiving the distinguished Girl Scout Gold Award, the most prestigious
of Girl Scouting honors, on May 2, 2009

WHEREAS, Katie Benninger, Stacey Flynt, Katie Karvey, Brittany Marrone,
Anna Plattner, Lillian Quinn, Jessica Sherry, Katie Shriver, Tara Spah-
mer, Debbe Stark and Morgan Wilcox, through their diligence and rigorous
efforts, have achieved Girl Scouting's highest and most prestigious
honor, the Girl Scout Gold Award; and
WHEREAS, Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York will honor these young
women of Albany County at a Gold Awards Ceremony to be held at Birch
Hill Catering in Schodack, New York on Saturday, May 2, 2009; 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 which must build upon the interests of the girl,
provide a service to the community, and be of lasting benefit; and
WHEREAS, Katie Benninger, Stacey Flynt, Katie Karvey, Brittany
Marrone, Anna Plattner, Lillian Quinn, Jessica Sherry, Katie Shriver,
Tara Spahmer, Debbe Stark and Morgan Wilcox have all completed the
rigorous requirements for this distinguished award; and
WHEREAS, These outstanding young women have been involved in Scouting
for years, have lived up to Scouting's ideals and have attained all of
the necessary achievements; and
WHEREAS, They are a credit to their families, their schools, their
community, their state and their nation, and no doubt their futures 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 these young women of Albany County upon the occa-
sion of their designation as the recipients of the Girl Scout Gold
Award; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Katie Benninger, Stacey Flynt, Katie Karvey, Brittany
Marrone, Anna Plattner, Lillian Quinn, Jessica Sherry, Katie Shriver,
Tara Spahmer, Debbe Stark and Morgan Wilcox.