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1 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY SMITH, DOTZLER, OSTERHAUS, ALONS, SCHERRMAN,
1 3 ATTEBERRY, KREIMAN, MURPHY, HUSEMAN, MERTZ, FOEGE,
1 4 KETTERING, JOHNSON, O'BRIEN, BODDICKER, ARNOLD,
1 5 GREIMANN, REEDER, BOGGESS, LENSING, VAN ENGELENHOVEN,
1 6 LARKIN, COHOON, BUKTA, EDDIE, GARMAN, ROBERTS,
1 7 CONNORS, HUSER, HOFFMAN, JONES, GRUNDBERG, FINCH,
1 8 SHEY, WARNSTADT, WEIDMAN, WINCKLER, RICHARDSON,
1 9 STEVENS, MASCHER, PETERSEN, BROERS, SENG, BRADLEY,
1 10 BRUNKHORST, BOAL, DOLECHECK, HAHN, T. TAYLOR,
1 11 CARROLL, BELL, JOCHUM, JACOBS, ELGIN, HOVERSTEN,
1 12 QUIRK, TYMESON, TREMMEL, LARSON, REYNOLDS, MAY,
1 13 SHOULTZ, MILLAGE, WISE, HATCH, WILDERDYKE,
1 14 EICHHORN, CORMACK, CHIODO, DIX, SIEGRIST, SUKUP,
1 15 and VAN FOSSEN
1 16 A Resolution commemorating the Ninetieth Anniversary of
1 17 the Girl Scouts.
1 18 WHEREAS, Girl Scouts of the USA is celebrating its
1 19 ninetieth anniversary as one of the world's finest
1 20 youth development organizations; and
1 21 WHEREAS, Juliette Gordon Low organized the first
1 22 girl scout meeting of 18 girls on March 12, 1912, in
1 23 Savannah, Georgia; and
1 24 WHEREAS, Girl Scouts of the USA has a current
1 25 membership of 2.8 million girls serving their
1 26 communities, developing skills in everything from
1 27 sports to science, and growing into leaders of
1 28 tomorrow; and
1 29 WHEREAS, in 1917, Lou Henry Hoover, wife of Herbert
1 30 Hoover, was personally recruited by Juliette Low,
2 1 founder of the Girl Scouts, and served continuously as
2 2 a board member or officer of Girl Scouts of the USA
2 3 for the rest of her life; and
2 4 WHEREAS, Lou Henry Hoover is credited with the
2 5 first sale of girl scout cookies in the 1930s; and
2 6 WHEREAS, girl scouts responded to a request from
2 7 President George W. Bush by making a personal gift of
2 8 $1 each to help support the children of Afghanistan;
2 9 and
2 10 WHEREAS, girl scouts responded to the September 11
2 11 attack on America by performing community service,
2 12 hosting remembrance ceremonies, and writing thank-you
2 13 notes to rescuers; and
2 14 WHEREAS, girl scouts can now receive badges in
2 15 Global Awareness, Adventure Sports, Stress Less, and
2 16 Environmental Health; and
2 17 WHEREAS, Girl Scouts has been involved throughout
2 18 its history with societal issues and with welcoming
2 19 girls of diverse backgrounds into its membership; and
2 20 WHEREAS, the State of Iowa takes great pride in the
2 21 many accomplishments of girl scouts and their leaders
2 22 in the state; NOW THEREFORE,
2 23 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
2 24 That the House of Representatives proudly and
2 25 gratefully acknowledges the contributions of Girl
2 26 Scouts of the USA to our nation and to our state, and
2 27 extends congratulations to Girl Scouts of the USA on
2 28 its ninetieth anniversary.
2 29 LSB 7106HH 79
2 30 av/cf/24
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