Honor Jamie Pierce's Achievement

Senate Resolution No. 1687 BY: Senator KAPLAN CONGRATULATING Jamie Pierce upon the occasion of receiving the Girl Scout Silver Award, Cadette Scouting's highest award and Girl Scouting's second highest achievement WHEREAS, Jamie Pierce was honored with the Girl Scout Silver Award, Cadette Scouting's highest award and Girl Scouting's second highest achievement; and WHEREAS, Jamie Pierce is a member of the Girl Scouts of America Troop 1142; and WHEREAS, Girl Scouting has cultivated in our Nation's young people the goals of building solid values of sisterhood and the importance of working with others, stimulating both mind and body, instilling pride, and encouraging community service and success; and WHEREAS, Girl Scouting has expanded the horizons of the countless hundreds of thousands who have participated in Scouting programs which have made Scouting an American and international institution; and WHEREAS, Jamie Pierce completed a Silver Award community service project titled "Hospitality Carts" which she planned, developed and executed; and WHEREAS, Jamie Pierce and fellow scout Lauren Printz earned their Silver Award by creating Hospitality Carts for the Ronald McDonald House of Long Island; Jamie and Lauren always enjoyed helping at the House by baking for the residents and other doing other activities; they wanted to have a greater positive impact for the families going through such difficult and stressful situations; and WHEREAS, To identify needs the residents encountered, a meeting was set up with staff from the House; during the meeting, they learned that many families, in their rush to care for their children, come to the house without basic need items such as toothpaste, deodorant and others needed essentials; and WHEREAS, There was also a need for items to occupy the children who were ill and their siblings; it was also learned that a staff member would bring items directly to families at the hospital but had no easy way of getting them down the block from the house to the hospital; and WHEREAS, Jamie and Lauren decided that a cart would be a great solution; they would stock the cart with personal hygiene items, books and craft kits for children of all age groups; they organized donation drives throughout the community, in church, through their sister girl scouts and family members; and WHEREAS, Furthermore, they created craft kits with easy directions for the children; the cart was filled with many items; bags of additional items, to restock the cart, were given to the staff; and WHEREAS, Jamie and Lauren also visited the house on a few occasions to do crafts with the children and deliver supplies to the residents; and WHEREAS, The Silver Award is earned over a two-year period; it is tangible evidence of Jamie Pierce's high character and commitment, and is a harbinger of her future service to her community, New York State, and the Nation; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to congratulate Jamie Pierce, recognizing her achievement in earning the Girl Scout Silver Award, and to wish her continued success in all her future endeavors; and be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to Jamie Pierce.