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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 953 Offered February 14, 2017 Commending Penny Halpern. ----------
Patrons-- Boysko, Aird, Bagby, Bell, John J., Bulova, Carr, Filler-Corn, Hayes, Heretick, Herring, Hester, Hope, James, Keam, Kory, Krizek, Levine, Lindsey, Lopez, McQuinn, Murphy, Plum, Rasoul, Sickles, Simon, Sullivan, Torian, Toscano, Tyler, Ward and Watts
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WHEREAS, Penny Halpern has served the Girl Scouts of the USA for more than 45 years, making a difference in the lives of countless girls and young women; and

WHEREAS, after serving as a Girl Scout for several years, Penny Halpern became an adult volunteer with the Girl Scout Council of the Nation’s Capital in 1980; and

WHEREAS, Penny Halpern has served as a troop leader, including 18 years as a senior Scout advisor; she has also served as an adult trainer, a service unit manager, and chair of the council’s Gold Award panel; and

WHEREAS, Penny Halpern also worked as the council’s SHARE chair, service unit SHARE leader, and service unit money manager; and

WHEREAS, Penny Halpern has dedicated much of her life to promoting the Girl Scout mission and helping girls build courage, self-confidence, and character and become leaders who are driven to make the world a better place; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Penny Halpern for her more than 45 years of service to the Girl Scouts of the USA; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Penny Halpern as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for her service to countless girls and young women in the Commonwealth, West Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.