PRINTER'S NO. 3132
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
752
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY KINSEY, READSHAW, TOOHIL, ROTHMAN, DEAN,
HENNESSEY, SCHLOSSBERG, PASHINSKI, WARD, BURNS, DiGIROLAMO,
LONGIETTI, MILLARD, CALTAGIRONE, HILL-EVANS, NEILSON,
HARKINS, BARBIN, EVERETT, SAYLOR, B. MILLER, MURT,
YOUNGBLOOD, DONATUCCI, WATSON, PICKETT, MARSICO, DRISCOLL AND
SCHWEYER, MARCH 13, 2018
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 13, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of April 2018 as "Community Service
Appreciation Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Community service and civic pride are core
principles of this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, Each year, Pennsylvanians donate millions of dollars
and volunteer hours to foundations and nonprofit corporations in
order to better our communities and this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, The Department of State has registered nearly 13,000
charities in this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, According to the Corporation for National and
Community Service, during 2015 28% of Pennsylvanians of all ages
engaged in informal volunteering, such as helping a neighbor or
assisting a senior citizen; and
WHEREAS, According to the Corporation for National and
Community Service, nearly a quarter of Americans volunteered in
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