PRINTER'S NO. 3608
No. 476 Session of 1998
INTRODUCED BY HABAY, ORIE, MAHER, PIPPY, MILLER, KENNEY, DENT,
BENNINGHOFF, ZUG, B. SMITH, BROWNE, FICHTER, L. I. COHEN,
CLARK, SCHRODER, NAILOR, RUBLEY, BARD, SAYLOR, McNAUGHTON,
MARSICO, MASLAND, TRUE, SCHULER, ITKIN, DeWEESE, ADOLPH,
SERAFINI, OLASZ, DeLUCA, LEVDANSKY, RAYMOND, BARRAR, FLICK,
GEIST, GODSHALL, ROSS, SATHER, BAKER, MICHLOVIC, HESS,
FAIRCHILD, DEMPSEY, DALEY, M. COHEN, JAROLIN, ROBERTS,
DONATUCCI, LEDERER, BELFANTI, McCALL, SURRA, ROONEY, RAMOS,
GORDNER, READSHAW, PRESTON, WALKO, TRELLO, KAISER, BOSCOLA,
HORSEY, CALTAGIRONE, LUCYK, SANTONI, JAMES, C. WILLIAMS,
PESCI, CORRIGAN, TIGUE, BEBKO-JONES, YOUNGBLOOD, KIRKLAND,
SAINATO, TRAVAGLIO, SHANER, LAUGHLIN, STABACK, JOSEPHS, COY,
GEORGE, BELARDI, VAN HORNE, LESCOVITZ, COLAFELLA, HERSHEY AND
HENNESSEY, MAY 18, 1998
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MAY 18, 1998
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating July 7 through 11, 1998, as "National Veterans
2 Wheelchair Games Days" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, The 18th National Veterans Wheelchair Games are
4 being held in Pittsburgh, July 7 through 11, 1998; and
5 WHEREAS, The National Veterans Wheelchair Games promote
6 rehabilitation, wellness and camaraderie through athletic
7 competition; and
8 WHEREAS, The spirit of the games inspires each athlete to
9 achieve a personal best; and
10 WHEREAS, The National Veterans Wheelchair Games encourage
11 veterans to become aware of their abilities and potential while
1 promoting a spirit of healthy activity and fellowship; and
2 WHEREAS, Many wheelchair sports had their beginning in the
3 aftermath of World War II, when young disabled veterans played
4 wheelchair basketball in Veterans Administration medical centers
5 across the country; and
6 WHEREAS, The first games were held in September 1981 on the
7 grounds of the Veterans Administration Medical Center in
8 Richmond, Virginia, with 71 disabled veterans; and
9 WHEREAS, The 1998 games are expected to attract over 500
10 athletes to the David Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh;
11 therefore be it
12 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate July 7
13 through 11, 1998, as "National Veterans Wheelchair Games Days"
14 in Pennsylvania.
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