PRINTER'S NO. 2501
No. 414 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY TOMLINSON, OCTOBER 8, 2008
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, OCTOBER 8, 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
17 WHEREAS, Young people will greatly benefit from expanded
1 opportunities to engage in meaningful service-learning; and
2 WHEREAS, Young people should be viewed as the hope, not only
3 of the future, but also of today, and should be valued for the
4 idealism, energy, creativity and commitment they bring to the
5 challenges in their communities; and
6 WHEREAS, Through service-learning, young people build
7 character and learn valuable skills that are sought by
8 employers, including time management, teamwork, needs-assessment
9 and leadership; therefore be it
10 RESOLVED, That the week of October 6 through 12, 2008, be
11 devoted to the recognition of everyone who contributes to the
12 civic and academic engagement of this Commonwealth's young
13 people; and be it further
14 RESOLVED, That the week of October 6 through 12, 2008, be
15 designated as "Learn and Serve Challenge Week" in Pennsylvania.
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