PRINTER'S NO. 2296
No. 256 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY SCRIMENTI, HALUSKA, HERSHEY, GORDNER, YOUNGBLOOD,
DENT, THOMAS, READSHAW, ROSS, B. SMITH, SERAFINI, McNAUGHTON,
ROBERTS, SURRA, LAUGHLIN, SAINATO, ITKIN, RAMOS, ALLEN,
BAKER, GEORGE, HERMAN, CAPPABIANCA, CORRIGAN, WOJNAROSKI,
DONATUCCI, WALKO, PESCI, SANTONI, BEBKO-JONES, CLARK, SHANER,
L. I. COHEN, FICHTER, PIPPY, MARSICO, TIGUE, BELARDI,
GODSHALL, ARGALL, JAROLIN, BROWN, GIGLIOTTI, KAISER, SCHULER,
JOSEPHS, MILLER, RUBLEY, LUCYK, MANDERINO, SEYFERT,
M. N. WRIGHT, STERN, BELFANTI, HUTCHINSON, MELIO, COY,
LEDERER, CORPORA, TRAVAGLIO AND STEELMAN, OCTOBER 1, 1997
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
OCTOBER 1, 1997
A RESOLUTION
1 Declaring the month of October 1997 as "Pennsylvania Grape
2 Month."
3 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania growers produce many of the finest food
4 products available in the world; and
5 WHEREAS, Today, Pennsylvania grapes are the result of the
6 tireless efforts of generations of Pennsylvanians who were
7 instrumental in founding our Nation's great wine industry; and
8 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania's 57 commercial wineries, together with
9 the Pennsylvania Grape Industry Association, continue to promote
10 and enhance the grape industry within this Commonwealth,
11 improving the quality of life for its citizens; and
12 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania produces in excess of 83,000 tons of
13 grapes annually on 11,000 acres of vineyards, cared for by 293
1 dedicated growers, enriching this Commonwealth's economy by over
2 $100 million annually; and
3 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania is the fourth largest producer of
4 grapes in the United States; and
5 WHEREAS, Our growers produce the finest table, jelly and
6 juice grapes, including such diverse varieties as the Catawba,
7 the Concord, the Delaware and the Niagara; and
8 WHEREAS, The largest Concord producing plant in the country
9 is located in Pennsylvania; and
10 WHEREAS, The grapes produced in Pennsylvania are enjoyed by
11 the citizens of this Commonwealth and by the people of our
12 entire Nation; and
13 WHEREAS, October is an important month of harvest for our
14 Pennsylvania grape growers, making this an ideal time to
15 recognize their contributions to our Commonwealth; therefore be
16 it
17 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives, in recognition
18 of the significant and invaluable contributions made by the
19 grape industry to our history, our economy and our quality of
20 life as Pennsylvanians, proclaim the month of October 1997 as
21 "Pennsylvania Grape Month"; and be it further
22 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives encourage the
23 citizens of this Commonwealth to celebrate this occasion by
24 enjoying many of the grape products available to them through
25 all seasons of the year.
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