PRINTER'S NO. 306
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
27
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY VOGEL, BROOKS, DINNIMAN, MARTIN, FONTANA,
LANGERHOLC, BAKER, GREENLEAF, WARD, BROWNE, BARTOLOTTA, YAW,
GORDNER, ARGALL, COSTA, BREWSTER, HUTCHINSON, SCHWANK,
AUMENT, RAFFERTY, DiSANTO, FOLMER, VULAKOVICH, MENSCH, HUGHES
AND WHITE, FEBRUARY 8, 2017
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, FEBRUARY 8, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of February 18 through 25, 2017, 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 the following motto: "with a faith born not of
words but of deeds"; and
WHEREAS, In accordance with the FFA motto, members serve
their chapter, community and country by cultivating friendships
and planting new ideas and seeds of hope wherever they go:
"Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, Living to
Serve"; and
WHEREAS, FFA in the 21st century welcomes young women and
young men with diverse backgrounds, and FFA membership has
reached an all-time record high; and
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WHEREAS, More than 640,000 FFA members from 50 states, Puerto
Rico and the Virgin Islands are learning to be successful
leaders in agriculture, agribusiness, agriscience and other
fields; and
WHEREAS, Many FFA members live far from working farms but
have an interest in related fields, including 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, Young people across this Commonwealth continue to
wear the traditional blue corduroy jacket which distinguishes
FFA members; and
WHEREAS, FFA State President Libby Baker-Mikesell of Port
Royal represents today's diverse FFA; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate the week of February 18
through 25, 2017, as "FFA Week" in Pennsylvania; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That the Senate congratulate the members, advisers
and parents involved with this exemplary youth organization.
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