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Regular Session, 2012 ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 18
BY SENATOR WALSWORTH
A RESOLUTION
To commend the Girl Scouts of the USA on one hundred years of success in teaching Girl
Scouts leadership skills, positive values, a strong sense of self and working with
others to build healthy relationships in their communities.
WHEREAS, Girl Scouts of the USA was founded March 12, 1912, and for the last
one hundred years has developed girls of courage, confidence, and character, and who have
played a vital role in making the world a better place for everyone; and
WHEREAS, in 2011-2012, the Girl Scouts of Louisiana-Pines to the Gulf Council
served nearly eight thousand girls in six program levels as the council worked to accomplish
its mission of making a positive difference in the world; and
WHEREAS, through the guidance of trained adults, girls between the ages of five
and seventeen are offered a variety of opportunities to explore numerous topics, including
leadership, math, science, technology, health, fitness, sports, environmental education, the
arts, and global awareness; and
WHEREAS, Girl Scouts of the USA was chartered by the United States Congress
on March 16, 1950, and has grown to nearly four million members throughout the United
States and around the world; and
WHEREAS, Girl Scouts of the USA is the largest preeminent organization dedicated
to girls everywhere, helping them build character and gain skills for success in the real
world; and
WHEREAS, the Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest national award in Girl
Scouting, with the highest national standards required to be nominated for the award and
great expectations for those who have earned this distinction; and SR NO. 18 ENROLLED
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WHEREAS, Louisiana recipients of the 2012 Girl Scout Gold Award who will lead
the way to become community leaders are Rachel Dorsey of Shreveport, Candace Schmidt
and Elizabeth Shirly of Leesville, Aimee Granger of New Iberia, Kylie Scott of Breaux
Bridge, and Vickie Pietz of Moss Bluff; and
WHEREAS, Louisiana's Girl Scout Gold Award recipients and Girl Scouts
everywhere are using this occasion of the one hundred year anniversary of scouting to salute
and honor Juliette Gordon Low who founded the organization in Savannah, Georgia, on
March 12, 1912, and forever changed the manner of young girls everywhere.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby extend its highest commendations to Louisiana's Girl Scout Gold Award
recipients, the Girl Scouts of Louisiana-Pines to the Gulf Council, and Girl Scouts around
the world who contribute to the worthy goals, missions, and initiatives of the Girl Scouts of
the USA.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the
Girl Scouts of the USA and the Girl Scouts of Louisiana-Pines to the Gulf Council.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE