CONGRATULATIONS EXTENDED TO DANA BRECKLIN ON RECEIVING THE GIRL SCOUT
GOLD AWARD
WHEREAS, On Saturday, June 15, 2013, Girl Scout Ambassador Troop 20804 will come together at the First Congregational Church of Forest Glen to present the Girl Scout Gold Award to Dana Brecklin; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of this occasion by Alderman Margaret Laurino, 39th Ward; and
WHEREAS, The Gold Award, which is equivalent to the Boy Scouts Rank of Eagle, is the highest recognition that a Girl Scout can obtain by meeting several requirements, including leadership projects, career exploration, meeting challenges to learn about herself and the world around her, earn four interest projects and finally to complete a community service project of over sixty hours; and
WHEREAS, Dana's "Sew What" project focused on her concern for the accumulating waste in landfills as a driving force for the classes she held for entire groups of Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors, in order to teach them basic sewing, in which participants would make various items, one of which is a reusable snack/sandwich bag, that have been distributed at various events; and
WHEREAS, In addition to the classes, Dana developed a brochure on how to make this and other projects that would decrease reliance on items such as Ziploc bags; and
WHEREAS, Dana will be studying Aeronautical Engineering at the University of Illinois in Champaign after she graduates from Northside College Preparatory High School in June with the intent of being on the next space shuttle launch; and
Be It Resolved, That we, the Mayor and members of the City Council of the City of Chicago, gathered here this fifth day of June, 2013, do hereby extend our heartiest congratulations to Dana Brecklin on receiving the Girl Scout Gold Award and wish her every success in any and all of her future endeavors; and;
MARGARET LAURINO Alderman, 39th Ward
Be It Further Resolved, That a suitable copy of this resolution be prepared and ...
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