| 1 | 1 | | 25 LC 112 2679 |
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| 2 | 2 | | Senate Resolution 112 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Senators Parent of the 44th, Orrock of the 36th, Halpern of the 39th, Jackson of the 41st, |
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| 4 | 4 | | Harrell of the 40th and others |
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| 5 | 5 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 6 | 6 | | Recognizing February 6, 2025, as Girl Scout Day at the state capitol and commending the |
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| 8 | 8 | | Girl Scouts as a national leader in providing the best leadership development experience in2 |
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| 9 | 9 | | the world to American girls; and for other purposes.3 |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, more than a century ago, native Savannahian Juliette Gordon Low started the4 |
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| 11 | 11 | | movement known as the Girl Scouts; beginning with the first gathering of 18 girls in5 |
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| 12 | 12 | | Savannah on March 12, 1912, Juliette broke the conventions of the time by reaching across6 |
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| 13 | 13 | | class, cultural, and ethnic boundaries to ensure that all girls, including those with disabilities,7 |
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| 14 | 14 | | had a place to grow and develop their talents and leadership skills; and8 |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, the life mission of Juliette Gordon Low was to build girls of courage,9 |
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| 16 | 16 | | confidence, and character; and10 |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, the Girl Scout Leadership Experience encourages girls to develop a strong sense11 |
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| 18 | 18 | | of self, connect to their communities both locally and globally, and feel empowered to make12 |
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| 19 | 19 | | a difference in the world; and13 |
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| 20 | 20 | | S. R. 112 |
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| 21 | 21 | | - 1 - 25 LC 112 2679 |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Girl Scouts offers hands-on, girl-led, and girl-centered learning in STEM, the |
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| 24 | 24 | | outdoors, and entrepreneurship and provides abundant opportunities to help girls develop15 |
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| 25 | 25 | | invaluable life skills; and16 |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest honor a Girl Scout can earn,17 |
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| 27 | 27 | | acknowledges each recipient's power and dedication to not only bettering herself but also to18 |
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| 28 | 28 | | making the world a better place for others; and19 |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, more than 59 million American women are Girl Scout alumnae, and 2.6 million20 |
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| 30 | 30 | | girls and adult volunteers are active members; and21 |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, today, there are 43,000 Girl Scout members in the State of Georgia in every22 |
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| 32 | 32 | | corner of the state; and23 |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, the movement started by Juliette Gordon Low now reaches every corner of the24 |
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| 34 | 34 | | world with Girl Scouts living throughout the United States, its territories, and in more than25 |
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| 35 | 35 | | 90 countries across the globe; and26 |
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| 36 | 36 | | WHEREAS, today, the Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia and Greater Atlanta Councils serve27 |
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| 37 | 37 | | approximately 43,000 Girl Scout members in the State of Georgia.28 |
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| 38 | 38 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body29 |
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| 39 | 39 | | recognize February 6, 2025, as Girl Scout Day at the state capitol and commend the Girl30 |
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| 40 | 40 | | Scouts as a national leader in developing girls of courage, confidence, and character.31 |
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| 41 | 41 | | S. R. 112 |
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| 42 | 42 | | - 2 - 25 LC 112 2679 |
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| 43 | 43 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed |
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| 45 | 45 | | to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the public and the33 |
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| 46 | 46 | | press.34 |
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| 47 | 47 | | S. R. 112 |
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| 48 | 48 | | - 3 - |
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