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This resolution congratulates Kyra Jacobson-Evans on receiving the prestigious Girl Scout Gold Award for her community service project.
Why it matters
Highlights the impact of youth-led community projects. Kyra’s work restoring the Hornby Schoolhouse rock wall and enabling local tours demonstrates how young people can make tangible, lasting improvements to their communities.
Underscores the value of leadership development in youth organizations. The Girl Scout Gold Award requires extensive service, leadership, and skill-building, illustrating the important role such organizations play in preparing future leaders.
Celebrates the preservation of local history. By restoring a historic site and making it accessible for educational tours, the project helps maintain local heritage and fosters community pride.
Recognizes the broader societal value of individual achievement. The resolution frames Kyra’s accomplishment as not only personal but as a credit to her family, school, community, and state, emphasizing the ripple effect of individual civic engagement.
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Senate Resolution No. 2375 BY: Senator O'MARA CONGRATULATING Kyra Jacobson-Evans upon the occasion of receiving the distinguished Girl Scout Gold Award, the most prestigious of Scouting honors WHEREAS, Kyra Jacobson-Evans, through her diligence and rigorous… Show allHide
Senate Resolution No. 2375 BY: Senator O'MARA CONGRATULATING Kyra Jacobson-Evans upon the occasion of receiving the distinguished Girl Scout Gold Award, the most prestigious of Scouting honors WHEREAS, Kyra Jacobson-Evans, through her diligence and rigorous efforts, has achieved Scouting's highest and most prestigious honor, the Girl Scout Gold Award; presentation of the award by the Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways will be made during a "Young Women of Distinction" Event to be held in the Fall of 2017; and WHEREAS, Kyra Jacobson-Evans of Beaver Dams, New York, is an independent member of Girl Scouts of America; 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 1919, Senior Girl Scouts have sought to cap their years in Girl Scouting with the prized Girl Scout Gold Award, which challenges girls to change the world; and WHEREAS, In order to earn the Girl Scout Gold Award, a girl must complete a rigorous set of service, leadership development, and skill-building tasks leading up to the final and most challenging requirement, the design and completion of a Take Action Project; this project must be an issue of interest to the girl and her community, employ team-based solutions, and educate and inspire others; and WHEREAS, For her Take Action Project, Kyra Jacobson-Evans started by removing obstructions to the pathway and area between the Hornby Schoolhouse and its adjoining historic rock wall; she rebuilt the rock wall into a two to three foot stable wall, removed the trees immediately surrounding the wall and created a better slope bordering the rock wall; most significantly, she restored a part of Hornby's local history and enabled tours to be led to the nearby pump house; 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, Kyra Jacobson-Evans 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 Kyra Jacobson-Evans 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 transmitted to Kyra Jacobson-Evans.
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