PRINTER'S NO. 2421
No. 378 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY TOMLINSON, PILEGGI, BAKER, PIPPY, A. WILLIAMS,
STACK, FONTANA, FERLO, BRUBAKER, EARLL, GREENLEAF,
C. WILLIAMS, O'PAKE, ERICKSON, WAUGH, STOUT, MUSTO, KITCHEN,
DINNIMAN, TARTAGLIONE, FUMO, RAFFERTY, LAVALLE, LOGAN AND
COSTA, SEPTEMBER 22, 2008
REFERRED TO EDUCATION, SEPTEMBER 22, 2008
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the week of October 6 through 12, 2008, as "Learn
2 and Serve Challenge Week" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania's youth make important contributions to
4 the State's welfare every day of the year, and this Commonwealth
5 depends on youth as vital community assets; and
6 WHEREAS, Service-learning, an effective teaching method that
7 combines service to the community with curriculum-based
8 learning, is a hands-on approach to mastering subject material
9 while fostering civic responsibility; and
10 WHEREAS, Research has shown that service-learning has an
11 enduring positive impact on students' academic achievement,
12 personal and social development and civic engagement,
13 particularly among students from disadvantaged backgrounds; and
14 WHEREAS, The historically high level of volunteering
15 demonstrated by America's youth has been attributed in part to
16 the growth of service-learning in our nation's schools; and
1 WHEREAS, Young people will greatly benefit from expanded
2 opportunities to engage in meaningful service-learning; and
3 WHEREAS, Young people should be viewed as the hope, not only
4 of the future, but also of today, and should be valued for the
5 idealism, energy, creativity and commitment they bring to the
6 challenges in their communities; and
7 WHEREAS, Through service-learning, young people build
8 character and learn valuable skills that are sought by
9 employers, including time management, teamwork, needs-assessment
10 and leadership; therefore be it
11 RESOLVED, That the week of October 6 through 12, 2008, be
12 devoted to the recognition of everyone who contributes to the
13 civic and academic engagement of this Commonwealth's young
14 people; and be it further
15 RESOLVED, That the week of October 6 through 12, 2008, be
16 designated as "Learn and Serve Challenge Week" in Pennsylvania.
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