For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
March 16, 2001
National Girl Scout Week, 2001
By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation
This week marks the 89th anniversary of the
founding of the Girl Scouts of the United States of
America. Juliette Gordon Low founded the organization as a
way to give girls greater oppor-tunities-- to develop skills and to
mentor them in knowledge and character. Promoting leadership
and altruism, the Girl Scouts organization has played a unique and
important role in preparing millions of girls to master challenges and
to pursue dreams.
The Girl Scouts offers many
ways for members to explore their interests and
talents. With participation spanning five levels, girls ages
5 to 17 learn the importance of strong values as they strive to fulfill
the highest ideals of good citizenship. The pure enjoyment
of camping and other recreational activities is matched with lessons in
compassionate caring for their neighbors.
Today, almost 3 million girls and more than 900,000 adult volunteers
reap the benefits of involvement with this beloved and enduring
organization. Guiding America's next generation of leaders,
the Girl Scouts helps individuals to reach their full potential and
builds a brighter future for our great Nation.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President
of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in
me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim March 11 through March 17, 2001, as National Girl Scout
Week. I call on the people of the United States to observe
the 89th anniversary of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America
with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixteenth day of
March, in the year of our Lord two thousand one, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and
twenty-fifth.
GEORGE
W. BUSH
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