National Girl Scout Week, 2001

Proclamation 7416 of 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 opportunities 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.

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