On June 18, 2001, Assembly Member Rebecca Cohn of the 24th district arranged for an award ceremony to be held at the Capitol Building in Sacramento before the State Assembly. On this special day Assembly Member Cohn honored Pam Butler for her efforts in getting the merit program implemented, she honored Troop Leader Neicsa Page-Jackson for the quality of leadership she offered her Girl Scout Troop, and she honored the Girl Scouts who were the first in California to complete such a program. Rebecca Cohn is a member of the highly esteemed Santa Clara County Domestic Violence Council.

You can read more about the history of the Domestic Violence Awareness Merit Program in Santa Clara County here. Or to learn about anti-violence efforts in Santa Clara County visit The Domestic Violence Project

Assembly Member Rebecca Cohn, 24th District, outside her Sacramento Office.

Pam Butler (left) & Neicsa Page Jackson (right) display a poster of the girls' certificates.

The certificates prepared by Assembly Member Rebecca Cohn to honor the girl scouts completing their new patch program.

Rebecca Cohn joins troop 1505 outside the Capitol building for a photograph.

Troop 1505 and their leader, Neisca Page Jackson, pause inside the Capitol building for a photograph.

San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, Jr., was on hand at the Capitol for other business when Cadette Tamaraleah spotted him and took this picture of the mayor with Brownie Janessa, also from Neicsa's Troop 1505.