Bill Text: IN HCR0017 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Marking the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2012-02-09 - Senators Alting, Arnold, Banks, Becker, Boots, Bray, Breaux, Broden, Buck, Charbonneau, Delph, Eckerty, Gard, Glick, Grooms, Head, Hershman, Holdman, Hume, Kenley, Kruse, Lanane, Landske, Lawson, Leising, Long, Merritt, Miller, Mishler, Mrvan, Nugent, Paul, Randolph, Rogers, Schneider, Simpson, Smith, Steele, Tallian, Taylor, Tomes, Walker, Waltz, Wyss, Yoder, R. Young, M. Young and Zakas added as cosponsors [HCR0017 Detail]
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RESOLUTION No. ________
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION marking the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts.
_______________________, read first time and referred to Committee on
RESOLUTION
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION marking the 100th anniversary
of the Girl Scouts.
Whereas, Juliette Gordon Low dreamed of an organization
that would give each girl an opportunity to develop
physically, mentally, and spiritually;
Whereas, The Girl Scouts helped girls emerge from isolated
home environments and enter into the world of community
service and the open air;
Whereas, Girl Scouts hiked, camped, learned to tell time by
the stars, and studied first aid;
Whereas, The organization was founded on March 12,
1912, in Savannah, Georgia, when Juliette Gordon Low
gathered 18 girls together to register the first troop of
American Girl Guides;
Whereas, The organization's name was changed to the Girl
Scouts the following year;
Whereas, By 1920, the Girl Scouts had nearly 70,000
members nationwide, including in the territory of Hawaii;
Whereas, Juliette Gordon Low encouraged girls to prepare
for traditional homemaking, for possible future roles as
professional women in the arts, sciences, and business, and
for active citizenship outside the home;
Whereas, The Girl Scouts organization welcomed girls with disabilities with open arms at a time when they were often excluded from many other activities;
Whereas, From the seed planted by Juliette Gordon Low
and those original 18 girls, Girl Scouting has grown to an
organization of 3.2 million Girl Scouts . 2.3 million girl
members and 880,000 adult members who work primarily as
volunteers;
Whereas, For 100 years, participation in the Girl Scouts
has helped girls "develop their full individual potential,
relate to others with increasing understanding, skill, and
respect, develop values to guide their actions and provide the
foundation for sound decision-making, and contribute to the
improvement of society through their abilities, leadership
skills, and cooperation with others"; and
Whereas, The Girl Scouts of the USA have declared 2012
"the Year of the Girl: a celebration of girls, recognition of
their leadership potential, and a commitment to creating a
coalition of like-minded organizations and individuals in
support of balanced leadership in the workplace and in
communities across the country"; and
Whereas, Since 1912, Girl Scouting has influenced the lives
of more than 50 million American women who have
participated in the organization in their youth: Therefore,
SECTION 1. That the Indiana General Assembly wishes to
congratulate the Girl Scouts on the occasion of the 100th anniversary
of the organization's founding and to thank the group for the strong
positive influence it has had on the American woman.
SECTION 2. That the Principal Clerk of the House of
Representatives transmit a copy of this resolution to Becky Buse, Girl
Scouts of Central Indiana.
