Honor Lauren Printz Achievement

Senate Resolution No. 1689 BY: Senator KAPLAN CONGRATULATING Lauren Printz upon the occasion of receiving the Girl Scout Silver Award, Cadette Scouting's highest award and Girl Scouting's second highest achievement WHEREAS, Lauren Printz was honored with the Girl Scout Silver Award, Cadette Scouting's highest award and Girl Scouting's second highest achievement; and WHEREAS, Lauren Printz 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, Lauren Printz completed a Silver Award community service project titled "Hospitality Carts" which she planned, developed and executed; and WHEREAS, Lauren Printz and fellow scout Jamie Pierce earned their Silver Award by creating Hospitality Carts for the Ronald McDonald House of Long Island; Lauren and Jamie 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, Lauren and Jamie 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, Lauren and Jamie 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 Lauren Printz'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 Lauren Printz, 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 Lauren Printz.