By:  Leedom                                           S.R. No. 1293
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest honor a
    1-3  Senior Girl Scout can achieve in Girl Scouting; the award recognizes
    1-4  superior achievement in the areas of leadership, community service,
    1-5  career planning, and personal development; and
    1-6        WHEREAS, Girl Scouts of the United States of America is an
    1-7  organization of over 2.6 million girls and has awarded more than
    1-8  20,000 Girl Scout Gold Awards to Senior Girl Scouts since the
    1-9  establishment of the program in 1980; and
   1-10        WHEREAS, To receive the prestigious award, a Girl Scout must
   1-11  fulfill five requirements:  earn four interest project patches, earn
   1-12  the Career Exploration pin, earn the Senior Girl Scout Leadership
   1-13  Award, earn the Senior Girl Scout Challenge, and design and
   1-14  implement a Girl Scout Gold Award project; and
   1-15        WHEREAS, A plan for fulfilling the requirements of the award
   1-16  is created by the Senior Girl Scout and is carried out through close
   1-17  cooperation between the girl and an adult Girl Scout volunteer; and
   1-18        WHEREAS, The Girl Scout Gold Award is recognized with
   1-19  numerous scholarships at institutions of higher education across the
   1-20  United States; Girl Scout Gold Award recipients have made important
   1-21  contributions to the quality of life in our home communities; now,
   1-22  therefore, be it
   1-23        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
    2-1  74th Legislature, hereby proclaim June 8, 1995, Girl Scout Gold
    2-2  Award Day in Dallas, Texas, and urge the citizens of Dallas to
    2-3  support in every way the endeavors of Girl Scouts.
    2-4                               ______________________________________
    2-5                                       President of the Senate
    2-6                                    I hereby certify that the above
    2-7                               Resolution was adopted by the Senate
    2-8                               on May 28, 1995.
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   2-10                                       Secretary of the Senate
   2-11                               ______________________________________
   2-12                                        Member, Texas Senate