THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY WHEATLEY, BEYER, BRADFORD, BRENNAN, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, D. COSTA, DiGIROLAMO, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, JOHNSON, KIRKLAND, KORTZ, MAHONEY, McILVAINE SMITH, MIRABITO, OLIVER, PARKER, PAYTON, PHILLIPS, PRESTON, SEIP, SIPTROTH, STABACK, VULAKOVICH, WAGNER AND YOUNGBLOOD, JULY 7, 2010

INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, JULY 7, 2010  

A RESOLUTION

Designating the month of July 2010 as the "Month of Freedom" in

Pennsylvania in recognition of the Western Pennsylvania

Police Athletic League's 2010 Gathering of Peace.

WHEREAS, The Western Pennsylvania Police Athletic League

(WPPAL) was founded in 1978 with the purpose of providing crime

prevention programs, not only to reduce crime and violence, but

to empower residents and encourage them to become better

citizens; and

WHEREAS, WPPAL's programs utilize educational, athletic and

recreational activities to create trust between law enforcement

and youth; and

WHEREAS, WPPAL's vision is based on the conviction that young

people, if reached early enough, can develop positive attitudes

toward law enforcement and the community; and

WHEREAS, WPPAL and the Housing Authority of the City of

Pittsburgh collaborated to create a new Northside Fitness Center

in Allegheny Dwellings, a public housing community, to address

the recreational needs of youth and reduce violent crime; and

WHEREAS, WPPAL's 2010 gathering of Peace was held on July 1,

2010; and

WHEREAS, WPPAL's 2010 Gathering of Peace is a community event

that serves to reduce violence while promoting healing and

peace; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the

month of July 2010 as the "Month of Freedom" in Pennsylvania in

recognition of Western Pennsylvania Police Athletic League's

2010 Gathering of Peace.