PRINTER'S NO. 3671
No. 530 Session of 2000
INTRODUCED BY S. MILLER, ARGALL, ALLEN, ARMSTRONG, BAKER, BARD,
BARRAR, BASTIAN, BEBKO-JONES, BUNT, CAWLEY, CHADWICK, CLARK,
CLYMER, CORNELL, CORRIGAN, COSTA, CURRY, DAILEY, DALLY,
DEMPSEY, DiGIROLAMO, EGOLF, FARGO, FEESE, FICHTER, FLEAGLE,
FLICK, GODSHALL, GORDNER, GRUCELA, HALUSKA, HARHAI, HARHART,
HASAY, HENNESSEY, HERMAN, HERSHEY, HESS, HUTCHINSON,
JADLOWIEC, KENNEY, KREBS, LESCOVITZ, LYNCH, MAITLAND, MAJOR,
MARSICO, MASLAND, McGILL, McILHINNEY, McNAUGHTON, R. MILLER,
NAILOR, ORIE, PESCI, PIPPY, RAYMOND, ROHRER, ROSS, RUBLEY,
SAMUELSON, SANTONI, SATHER, SAYLOR, SCHRODER, SCHULER,
SEMMEL, SHANER, B. SMITH, S. H. SMITH, SNYDER, STEVENSON,
STRITTMATTER, E. Z. TAYLOR, J. TAYLOR, TIGUE, TRAVAGLIO,
TRUE, TULLI, VANCE, WASHINGTON, WILT, WOGAN, WRIGHT,
YUDICHAK, ZIMMERMAN AND ZUG, JUNE 7, 2000
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JUNE 7, 2000
A RESOLUTION
1 Marking the 30th anniversary of Special Olympics Pennsylvania
2 and recognizing the 2000 Special Olympics Pennsylvania Summer
3 Games, June 8 through 11, 2000, at The Pennsylvania State
4 University, University Park.
5 WHEREAS, Special Olympics Pennsylvania was established as an
6 official Special Olympics chapter in May 1970 when a single
7 track and field meet was held at West Chester University for 135
8 athletes; and
9 WHEREAS, Special Olympics Pennsylvania has reached hundreds
10 of thousands of athletes and volunteers from every county in
11 this Commonwealth in the past three decades; and
12 WHEREAS, More than 27,000 children and adults with mental
1 retardation have participated in training and competition in 22
2 individual and team sports this year with assistance from more
3 than 40,000 volunteers in local, sectional and State events
4 leading up to the Summer Games, the largest State-level event;
5 therefore be it
6 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives mark the 30th
7 anniversary of Special Olympics Pennsylvania and recognize the
8 efforts of all participants in the 2000 Special Olympics Summer
9 Games, June 8 through 11, 2000.
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