LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating Anna Stewart upon the occasion of
receiving the distinguished Girl Scout Gold Award, the most prestigious
of Scouting honors, on May 21, 2016

WHEREAS, Anna Stewart, through her diligence and rigorous efforts, has
achieved Scouting's highest and most prestigious honor, the Girl Scout
Gold Award; she will be honored at a celebration held during the 7th
Annual Meeting of Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways on Saturday, May 21,
2016, at the Carnegie Conference Center in Driver's Village in Cicero,
New York; and
WHEREAS, Anna Stewart of Manlius, New York, is a member of Girl Scouts
of America Troop 10071; and
WHEREAS, America has achieved her greatest heights of glory through
the dedication, determination and tireless efforts of the outstanding
citizens of this Nation; and
WHEREAS, It is only with the continued diligence and devotion of our
youth, tomorrow's leaders, that America will maintain her glory; and
WHEREAS, The Girl Scouts of America and its members are dedicated to
the development of character and leadership in the youth of this Nation;
and
WHEREAS, Since 1980, Senior Girl Scouts have capped their years of
achievement in Girl Scouting with the Girl Scout Gold Award; and
WHEREAS, In order to earn the Girl Scout Gold Award, a girl must
fulfill five requirements; chief among them is the design and completion
of a Gold Award Project; this project must build upon the interests of
the girl, provide a service to the community, and be of lasting benefit;
and
WHEREAS, Anna Stewart's Gold Award project, titled "Friends & Family -
Diabetes Lessons," was completed in 82 hours over a period of 11 consec-
utive months; and
WHEREAS, For this important project, Anna Stewart created a permanent
website that is simple and easy to read, called
pocketdiabetes1.moonfruit.com, in order to educate people about diabetes
and to show people how they can help treat someone in a diabetic emer-
gency; if not treated both promptly and properly, a diabetic emergency
could result in coma or death; and
WHEREAS, On her website, Anna Stewart provided a video that she
created to demonstrate how to check blood glucose, change an insulin
pod, inject insulin with an insulin pen, inject insulin with a syringe,
and how to change the head of the lancet, so friends and family members
of individuals with diabetes are prepared to administer the correct care
in the case of an emergency; and
WHEREAS, Anna Stewart's Gold Award project, which built upon her
interests in health and safety, has provided an important service to the
community, proved to be of lasting benefit, and it is worthy of the Girl
Scout Gold Award; and
WHEREAS, This outstanding young woman has been involved in Scouting
for years, has lived up to Scouting's ideals and has attained all of the
necessary achievements; and
WHEREAS, Anna Stewart is a credit to her family, her school, her
community, her State and her Nation, and no doubt her future will be
filled with accomplishments of equal importance; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations, in
recognition of the significance of this meritorious achievement, to
congratulate and honor Anna Stewart upon the occasion of her designation
as recipient of the Girl Scout Gold Award; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Anna Stewart.