PRINTER'S NO. 900
No. 52 Session of 1987
INTRODUCED BY LANGTRY, BOOK, KENNEY, McVERRY AND FARMER,
MARCH 11, 1987
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, MARCH 16, 1987
A RESOLUTION
1 Honoring the Girl Scouts on the 75th Anniversary of the
2 organization.
3 WHEREAS, Since Juliette Gordon Low founded the Girl Scouts on
4 March 12, 1912, many girls have received an opportunity to learn
5 leadership, citizenship and service skills through participating
6 in this organization; and
7 WHEREAS, There are today nearly 3,000,000 Girl Scouts,
8 including Daisy Scouts, Brownies, Juniors, Cadets, Seniors and
9 Leaders, which means that 1 girl out of every 10, ages 5 to 17,
10 is a Girl Scout; and
11 WHEREAS, The Girl Scouts have kept pace with the needs of
12 society, awarding badges 70 years ago for such skills as "dairy
13 maid," "laundress," and "matron housekeeper," while today
14 awarding badges for "leadership," "technology" and
15 "communication"; and
16 WHEREAS, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania benefits daily from
17 the contributions made by individual Girl Scouts and by the Girl
1 Scout organization; therefore be it
2 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives honor the Girl
3 Scouts throughout the 75h Anniversary year and particularly on
4 March 12, 1987, for its tradition with a future.
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