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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED RESOLUTION N0.2009-68 BY: THE MAYOR AND THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL A RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE ACHIEVEMENT BY JOY DEMARCO OF THE GOLD AWARD IN GIRL SCOUTING WHEREAS, this Council and Administration recognize and reaffirm their dedication to organized Scouting; and WHEREAS, this Council and the Administration further recognize that those participating in Scouting, both the youth and their leaders, are an invaluable asset to the community and the Nation, and that the ideals of Scouting, the Girl Scout Promise and Law are commitments that all citizens should strive for; and WHEREAS, when one of our young citizens has been committed to Scouting to such an extent that she earns the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award in Girl Scouting, it is truly a noteworthy accomplishment; and WHEREAS, JOY DEMARCO, a member of Troop 409, has been a Girl Scout for thirteen years and has participated in numerous activities including badge work, camping and service opportunities; she demonstrated leadership skills by helping the younger girls bridge to their next level; when she was a Cadette, she earned her Program Aid by participating in the ZINK program; as a Senior, she earned the Senior Program Aide by working with various Brownie troops; and as a Junior in high school, she earned her Leader in Training, part of which included taking the required adult trainings of Risk & Safety, Diversity and Brownie Age Level, becoming the only girl in her Council to have earned this award; she continues to work with Brownie Troop 1497 by doing all their meeting programming and participating in all their activities; and WHEREAS, JOY earned her Gold Award in February of 2009; she presented theater workshops at the Horizon Activities Center; and she concluded with acommunity-wide theater workshop to reach more children; and WHEREAS, in addition to her Troop activities, JOY has helped with the set up and working at the annual Sweetheart Ball for her Service Unit for the past two years; she has worked at the Girl Scout tent during North Olm::f.~d Homecoming for the past three years; she has volunteered her time at the Girl Scout Council office; and WHEREAS, while an active Scout, JOY has participated in school, church, and community activities by serving as the vice president of the National Honor Society, as a member of the Teen Advisory Group at the North Olmsted Lilrary, as a member of the high school Media Club, as a member of the Zoo crew at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo; she spent six years in the Clague Playhouse youth theater program and participated in six productions; she earned an Academic Letter and has received the Presidents Scholarship to Baldwin Wallace College; she has earned three religious medals and helps the Sunday school class at her church and also helps the choir director; she has helped at many functions of Preschool PTA and several elementary school PTA groups; she helped at the Safety Fair sponsored by Giant Eagle; she has worked at the Day Camp at Lake Erie Nature and Science Center for the past five years; she helped at the Girl Scout day camp at Wintergreen; and WHEREAS, the reception of the Gold Award by JOY DEMARCO is a noteworthy accomplishment deserving of the congratulations of the entire community. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTa~_'x~, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO: " SECTION 1: That this Council and City Administration extend best wishes and heartiest congratulations to JOY DEMARCO on her achievement of the Gold Award in Girl Scouting. SECTION 2: That the Clerk JOY DEMARCO. Passed: - ~~ a a C9d Attes . u'~ ,~ ,, i ,~ ~.~ rbara L. Seman, Clerk o ouncil °.~-" ~ Approved: ~-~-~-~- °`~ ~~ ~~i Mayor Thomas E. O'Grad of Council is hereby directed to transmit a copy of this Resolution to ~%~ Kevin M. Kennedy, President o ouncil