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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Emily Elizabeth Gould of Girl Scouts of America |
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Troop No. 2529 in Fort Worth has attained the organization's |
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highest commendation, the Gold Award, and she is being recognized |
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at a ceremony on March 29, 2009, at St. Stephen Presbyterian Church; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, To achieve this distinction, a young woman must meet |
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requirements that promote community service, personal growth, |
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positive values, and leadership skills; in addition, she must plan |
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and implement a special Girl Scout Gold Award project of at least 50 |
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work hours that meets a need in her community; and |
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WHEREAS, For her project, Ms. Gould focused on the issue of |
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childhood obesity; to promote exercise among young students, she |
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repainted the playground at a local elementary school, developed |
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games for children to play on the hopscotch and foursquare |
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patterns, and spent a day teaching the games to the students; and |
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WHEREAS, A Paschal High School senior, Ms. Gould is a 13-year |
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member of Girl Scouts who has earned the organization's Bronze and |
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Silver Awards; during the summer of 2008, she represented the Texas |
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Oklahoma Plains Council at an international scouting event in |
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London, England; and |
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WHEREAS, Emily Gould has proven herself to be an exemplary |
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and productive member of the Girl Scouts and her community, and she |
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may reflect with great pride on a job well done; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Emily Elizabeth Gould on her |
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receipt of the Girl Scout Gold Award and extend to her best wishes |
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for the coming years; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Gould as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |