On January 30, some fifty friends and family members gathered at Le Jardin Café, in Valatie, for a ceremony honoring Brianna DeLuke. Brianna was presented with the Silver Award, Girl Scouting's second-highest award.
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On January 30, some fifty friends and family members gathered at Le Jardin Café, in Valatie, for a ceremony honoring Brianna DeLuke. Brianna was presented with the Silver Award, Girl Scouting's second-highest award. |
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Welcoming the audience and providing an overview of of the Silver Award are (left to right): Scout leader Mary Rogers, ICC troop organizer Diane Gelhorne, and Valatie Library board president, Gretchen Dawes. |
| For her Silver Award service project, Brianna photographed and recorded historic markers throughout the village of Valatie. A scrapbook and video documenting her efforts will be available to the public at the Valatie Library. | |
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Valatie Village Historian, Dominick Lizzi, helped Brianna with the project. Here, he congratulates her on her accomplishment. |
| Ed Coons congratulates Brianna and thanks her on behalf of the John W. McConnell American Legion post for her contribution to the history of the village. | |
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Joel Dyslin, Exalted Ruler of Elks Lodge #2530, congratulates Brianna and salutes her service to the community. |
| A copy of Brianna's Historical Marker album is now available at the library. An online edition is available here. | |