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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 408
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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join Texans across the state in celebrating the Girl Scout Cookie |
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Program and March 13, 2017, as Girl Scout Legislative Day; and |
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WHEREAS, The year 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of what |
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has become the largest entrepreneurial training program for |
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girls in the world, the Girl Scout Cookie Program; the first |
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known sale of cookies by Girl Scouts occurred in 1917, when the |
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Mistletoe Troop in Muskogee, Oklahoma, baked cookies and sold |
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them in a high school cafeteria as a service project; and |
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WHEREAS, The Girl Scout Cookie Program teaches young women |
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five essential entrepreneurial skills; Girl Scouts learn about |
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goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills, |
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and business ethics; in keeping with the Girl Scout mission of |
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preparing girls for the future, the program has launched Digital |
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Cookie, an online initiative through which girls learn such |
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modern technological skills as e-marketing, digital money |
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management, and online dashboard usage; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the last 100 years, proceeds from the sale of |
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Girl Scout cookies have gone to support a wide range of worthy |
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causes, while helping girls learn valuable business techniques |
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that will be useful as they face the challenges of an |
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ever-changing society; and |
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WHEREAS, Girl Scout cookies have become an important part of the |
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fabric of life in communities across the nation, and it is truly fitting |
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that this exceptional tradition receive special recognition; and |
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WHEREAS, As part of Girl Scout Legislative Day, the Girl |
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Scouts of Texas have stated that all of the woman senators in the |
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Texas Senate be considered members of the special Girl Scout |
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Honorary Troop 1920, which is named in tribute to the year women |
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were granted the right to vote; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate the Girl Scouts on the 100th |
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year of the Girl Scout Cookie Program and extend best wishes to |
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all for a memorable Girl Scout Legislative Day; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in |
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honor of this special occasion. |
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Zaffirini |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 13, 2017. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |