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City of San Leandro
<br />City Council
<br />Meeting Date: March 6, 2023
<br />Agenda Number: 3.e.
<br />Agenda Section: RECOGNITIONS
<br />File Number: 23-080
<br />File Type: Presentation
<br />Proclamation Declaring March 12, 2023 as National Girl Scout Day in San Leandro
<br />Proclamtion
<br />March 12, 2023, as National Girl Scout Day in San Leandro
<br />WHEREAS, Girl Scouting in the United States began on March 12, 1912 in Savannah, Georgia with 18
<br />girls who participated in enrichment programs, service projects, outdoor activities, and adventures; and
<br />WHEREAS, Girl Scout law states, “I will do my best to be honest and fair, friendly and helpful,
<br />considerate and caring, courageous and strong, and responsible for what I say and do, and to respect myself
<br />and others, respect authority, use resources wisely, make the world a better place, and be a sister to every Girl
<br />Scout”; and
<br />WHEREAS, Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better
<br />place with a slogan of “Do a Good Turn Daily”; and
<br />WHEREAS, in Girl Scouts, girls develop their leadership potential through hands-on, girl-led,
<br />girl-centered learning in STEM, the outdoors, and entrepreneurship; and
<br />WHEREAS, these activities help girls learn about the world around them, cultivate invaluable life skills,
<br />engage in self-exploration, and connect with others in a multicultural environment; and
<br />WHEREAS, today, more than 59 million American women are Girl Scout alumnae, and 2.5 million girls
<br />and adult volunteers are active members nationally; and
<br />WHEREAS, of this number, there are 3,600 volunteer-led troops in Northern California who support over
<br />35,000 active Girl Scouts. The Dos Pueblos Service Unit based in San Leandro serves 164 Girl Scouts and 198
<br />adults.
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, I, Juan Gonzalez, Mayor of the City of San Leandro, do hereby declare March 12,
<br />2023, as “National Girl Scout Day” in San Leandro, and recognize the enrichment that the Girl Scouts have
<br />added to countless youth and families in San Leandro.
<br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
<br />caused the Seal of the City of San Leandro to be affixed
<br />this 6th day of March 2023.
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