TITLE: Recognizing March 13, 2017, as Girl Scout Legislative Day.

SUMMARY: Recognizing March 13, 2017, as Girl Scout Legislative Day.

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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to join Texans across the state in celebrating the Girl Scout Cookie Program and March 13, 2017, as Girl Scout Legislative Day; and WHEREAS, The year 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of what has become the largest entrepreneurial training program for girls in the world, the Girl Scout Cookie Program; the first known sale of cookies by Girl Scouts occurred in 1917, when the Mistletoe Troop in Muskogee, Oklahoma, baked cookies and sold them in a high school cafeteria as a service project; and WHEREAS, The Girl Scout Cookie Program teaches young women five essential entrepreneurial skills; Girl Scouts learn about goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills, and business ethics; in keeping with the Girl Scout mission of preparing girls for the future, the program has launched Digital Cookie, an online initiative through which girls learn such modern technological skills as e-marketing, digital money management, and online dashboard usage; and WHEREAS, Over the last 100 years, proceeds from the sale of Girl Scout cookies have gone to support a wide range of worthy causes, while helping girls learn valuable business techniques that will be useful as they face the challenges of an ever-changing society; and WHEREAS, Girl Scout cookies have become an important part of the fabric of life in communities across the nation, and it is truly fitting that this exceptional tradition receive special recognition; and WHEREAS, As part of Girl Scout Legislative Day, the Girl Scouts of Texas have stated that all of the woman senators in the Texas Senate be considered members of the special Girl Scout Honorary Troop 1920, which is named in tribute to the year women were granted the right to vote; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th Legislature, hereby congratulate the Girl Scouts on the 100th year of the Girl Scout Cookie Program and extend best wishes to all for a memorable Girl Scout Legislative Day; and, be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in honor of this special occasion. Zaffirini President of the Senate I hereby certify that the above Resolution was adopted by the Senate on March 13, 2017.