Honoring the Girl Scout Movement and Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania for providing girls with a safe, inclusive space where they can hone their skills and develop leadership abilities, and declaring March 28, 2019 as Girl Scout Day in the City of Philadelphia.

WHEREAS, The year 2019 marks the 107th Anniversary of Girl Scouts of the USA, the largest and most successful leadership program for girls in the world; and

WHEREAS, Girl Scouts unleashes the G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader) in every girl, preparing her for a lifetime of leadership; and

WHEREAS, Girl Scouts combines time-tested, research-backed methods with exciting, modern programming that speaks to today’s girls and is designed to cater to the strengths of girls’ leadership development; and

WHEREAS, Girl Scouts offers girls 21st Century programming in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM); the outdoors; entrepreneurship; and beyond, helping girls develop invaluable life skills and take the lead early and often; and

WHEREAS, As the world’s premier leadership development organization for girls, Girl Scouts welcomes girls of all backgrounds and interests who want to develop the courage, confidence, and character to make the world a better place; and

WHEREAS, The Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest and most prestigious award in Girl Scouting, calls on Girl Scouts in grades 9 to 12 to take on projects that have a measurable and sustainable impact on a community by first assessing a need, designing a solution, completing a project, and inspiring others to sustain it; and

WHEREAS, With more than 100 years of experience, Girl Scouts brings a wealth of knowledge to programs that deliver girls cornerstone experiences with benefits that last a lifetime; and

WHEREAS, Today, more than 50 million women are Girl Scout alums, and 2.6 million girls and adults are current members; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That we hereby honor, recognize, and applaud the Girl Scout Movement and Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania for providing girls with a safe, inclusive space where they can hone their skills and develop leadership abilities.

FURTHER RESOLVED, That March 28, 2019 shall be known as “Girl Scout Day” in the City of Philadelphia and that an Engrossed copy of this resolution be presented to the Girls Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania.

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