PRINTER'S NO. 3192
No. 377 Session of 1998
INTRODUCED BY E. Z. TAYLOR, MAJOR, FLICK, FAIRCHILD, LESCOVITZ,
THOMAS, PIPPY, FLEAGLE, CALTAGIRONE, ROSS, DRUCE, MARSICO,
ZUG, McNAUGHTON, SCHULER, DEMPSEY, CLYMER, ORIE, BELARDI,
PISTELLA, HERSHEY, DiGIROLAMO, ITKIN, EGOLF, BELFANTI,
BARRAR, JAMES, SURRA, ROHRER, READSHAW, CORPORA, BROWN,
BOSCOLA, HERMAN, VAN HORNE, TRUE, SCHRODER, WOJNAROSKI, COY,
MILLER, FICHTER, HESS, BAKER, DeLUCA, BROWNE, C. WILLIAMS,
BENNINGHOFF, L. I. COHEN, ROBERTS, TANGRETTI, HARHART,
MANDERINO, B. SMITH, LYNCH, WILT, GIGLIOTTI, GEORGE, SANTONI,
CAPPABIANCA, CURRY, OLASZ, JOSEPHS, PRESTON, DONATUCCI,
GEIST, TIGUE, STABACK, BATTISTO, ROBINSON, ARMSTRONG,
HALUSKA, PESCI, WALKO, KENNEY, HENNESSEY, CORRIGAN, BEBKO-
JONES, RUBLEY, CARN, SHANER, RAMOS, COLAFELLA, LAUGHLIN,
SAYLOR, SEYFERT, CIVERA, KAISER, BARD, ADOLPH, MELIO, FARGO,
YOUNGBLOOD AND SERAFINI, MARCH 17, 1998
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 17, 1998
A RESOLUTION
1 Observing May 1 through 7, 1998, as "National Physical Education
2 and Sports Week" and the Month of May 1998 as "National
3 Physical Fitness and Sports Month" in Pennsylvania.
4 WHEREAS, May is "National Physical Fitness and Sports Month";
5 and
6 WHEREAS, This designation was established to encourage
7 broader promotion of physical fitness activities and programs in
8 schools, park and recreation departments, employee associations,
9 hospitals and other agencies involved in physical fitness; and
10 WHEREAS, Many residents of this Commonwealth would improve
11 the quality of their lives through proper exercise and diet; and
1 WHEREAS, The Surgeon General of the United States Public
2 Health Service's 1996 Report on Physical Activity and Health has
3 further verified that regular physical activity is associated
4 with improved health-related quality of life; therefore be it
5 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives observe May 1
6 through 7, 1998, as "National Physical Education and Sports
7 Week" and encourage the residents of Pennsylvania to support the
8 schools' physical education programs; and be it further
9 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives observe the month
10 of May 1998 as "National Physical Fitness and Sports Month" in
11 Pennsylvania and encourage the residents of Pennsylvania to be
12 physically active on a regular basis.
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