PRINTER'S NO. 312
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
62
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY M. K. KELLER, CAUSER, BAKER, BENNINGHOFF, BLOOM,
BOBACK, V. BROWN, COHEN, CORBIN, D. COSTA, CUTLER, DIAMOND,
DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, DUSH, ELLIS, EVERETT, FEE, FLYNN,
FREEMAN, GABLER, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GREINER, GRELL, GROVE,
HAHN, HANNA, HARHAI, HARHART, A. HARRIS, HEFFLEY, HELM,
HICKERNELL, KAUFFMAN, KAVULICH, KINSEY, KIRKLAND, KNOWLES,
KORTZ, KOTIK, LONGIETTI, MACKENZIE, MAHER, MAHONEY, MAJOR,
MALONEY, MARSHALL, MASSER, MATZIE, McCARTER, METZGAR,
MILLARD, NEUMAN, O'NEILL, PEIFER, PETRARCA, PETRI, PICKETT,
PYLE, QUIGLEY, QUINN, RAPP, READSHAW, REGAN, ROSS, SAINATO,
SAYLOR, SNYDER, SONNEY, TALLMAN, THOMAS, TOEPEL, VEREB,
WATSON, WHEELAND, KLUNK, DELOZIER AND GIBBONS,
FEBRUARY 3, 2015
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
FEBRUARY 3, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of February 22 through 28, 2015, as "FFA
Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Future Farmers of America, now the National FFA
Organization (FFA), has grown from its agricultural beginnings
into a broad-spectrum leadership incubator; and
WHEREAS, The FFA creed expresses belief in the future of
agriculture "with a faith born not of words but of deeds"; and
WHEREAS, In accordance with the FFA motto, "learning to do,
doing to learn, earning to live, living to serve," members serve
their chapter, community and country by cultivating friendships
and planting new ideas and seeds of hope wherever they go; and
WHEREAS, The FFA State theme is: "Learners Today, Leaders
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Tomorrow" and the FFA National theme is: "Go All Out"; and
WHEREAS, The FFA in the 21st century welcomes young women and
young men with diverse backgrounds, and FFA membership has
reached a 28-year record high; and
WHEREAS, More than 624,000 FFA members from 50 states, Puerto
Rico and the Virgin Islands are learning to be successful
leaders in production agriculture, agribusiness, agriscience and
other fields; and
WHEREAS, Many FFA members live far from working farms but
have an interest in related fields like food science, turf
management and horticulture; and
WHEREAS, FFA members who live in rural areas now represent
27% of the national organization; and
WHEREAS, Females comprise 37% of total membership and nearly
50% of all FFA officer teams; and
WHEREAS, Over 12,000 young people across this Commonwealth
continue to wear the traditional blue corduroy jacket which
distinguishes FFA members; and
WHEREAS, State President Katie McLaughlin of Mifflintown
represents today's diverse FFA; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
week of February 22 through 28, 2015, as "FFA Week" in
Pennsylvania and congratulate the members, advisers and parents
involved with this exemplary youth organization.
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