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                                                                  H.R. No. 1457


R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Sarah Sheffield of Troop 189 in Georgetown, a part of The Red Poppy Service Unit, has earned the highest award a Cadette Girl Scout can achieve, the Girl Scout Silver Award; and WHEREAS, Receiving the Silver Award is a significant honor, one bestowed on only a fraction of those who enter the scouting movement; in the course of meeting the rank's demanding criteria, Ms. Sheffield earned a minimum of three interest project patches, received the From Dreams to Reality patch or completed five career activities, and earned the Cadette Girl Scout Leadership Award or Leadership Interest Project patch; and WHEREAS, In addition, she successfully completed a Silver Award project of benefit to her community, which involved collecting, sorting, and delivering children's books to the Georgetown Community Clinic; and WHEREAS, Under the guidance of troop leaders Lynn Morris and Christy Lange, this fine young woman has demonstrated outstanding initiative and an unwavering commitment to the ideals of the Girl Scout organization, and her efforts have won her the respect and admiration of her peers; and WHEREAS, Her dedication to excellence and her perseverance in the pursuit of her goals have proven Sarah Sheffield worthy to stand among scouting's elite, and it is most appropriate that she be honored at this time; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Sarah Sheffield on earning the Girl Scout Silver Award and extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Ms. Sheffield as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Keel ______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1457 was adopted by the House on May 28, 2003, by a non-record vote. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House