PRINTER'S NO. 1522
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
278
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY KINSEY, FREEMAN, HENNESSEY, CALTAGIRONE, MURT,
BIZZARRO, LONGIETTI, DRISCOLL, READSHAW, J. HARRIS, TOOHIL,
QUIGLEY, R. BROWN, SCHLOSSBERG, DAVIS, DiGIROLAMO, THOMAS,
WHEATLEY, MACKENZIE, YOUNGBLOOD, McNEILL, V. BROWN, WATSON,
ROZZI, DUSH, SONNEY, MENTZER, MILLARD, WARD, D. COSTA, KULIK,
O'NEILL, HILL-EVANS, NEILSON, MARSICO, ROEBUCK, GOODMAN,
WARREN AND GILLEN, APRIL 24, 2017
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 24, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of April 2017 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 12,208
charities in this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, According to the Corporation for National and
Community Service, in 2015-2016 more than 15,000 Pennsylvanians
of all ages engaged in informal volunteering, including helping
a neighbor or assisting a senior citizen; and
WHEREAS, According to the Corporation for National and
Community Service, more than a quarter of Americans volunteered
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