PRINTER'S NO. 1886
No. 216 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY WALKO, ARMSTRONG, FAIRCHILD, RUBLEY, GEORGE,
SANTONI, LEDERER, WOJNAROSKI, SAYLOR, WANSACZ, READSHAW,
CAPPABIANCA, STABACK, CALTAGIRONE, CAWLEY, DALEY, LESCOVITZ,
MANDERINO, HERSHEY, PALLONE, WASHINGTON, MAHER, DERMODY,
DeWEESE, PIPPY, BARD, McILHATTAN, BEBKO-JONES, DeLUCA, COY,
JAMES, CAPPELLI, BELFANTI, HARHART, MELIO, B. SMITH, SHANER,
JOSEPHS, LAUGHLIN, COSTA, FORCIER, McCALL, J. EVANS, SATHER,
THOMAS, KELLER, HORSEY, YOUNGBLOOD, ROHRER, CLYMER,
L. I. COHEN, SAINATO, CREIGHTON, HARHAI, SOLOBAY, ROSS,
GEIST, FRANKEL, CLARK, CORRIGAN, C. WILLIAMS, GRUCELA,
PRESTON, MARSICO AND COLAFELLA, MAY 8, 2001
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MAY 8, 2001
A RESOLUTION
1 Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Sarah Heinz House for
2 its commitment to the youth and neighborhood of Pittsburgh's
3 Northside.
4 WHEREAS, In 1901 Howard C. Heinz started a boys and girls
5 club known as the Covode House in memory of Jacob Covode of
6 Sharpsburg to provide a center for boys and girls from diverse
7 cultural, ethnic, religious and economic backgrounds to engage
8 in recreational activities; and
9 WHEREAS, In 1913 Henry Heinz, son of Howard C. Heinz, built
10 the Sarah Heinz House as a recreation center dedicated to youth,
11 recreation, character and service; and
12 WHEREAS, In 1915 the Sarah Heinz Hosue was dedicated as a
13 memorial to Sarah Young Heinz, beloved wife of Henry Heinz; and
1 WHEREAS, Covode House and Sarah Heinz House directors Lloyd
2 B. Wright, John J. Davey, Arthur G. Jeffrey and Dorsey H.
3 Stackhouse served to build and maintain the Sarah Heinz House as
4 a pillar of the community, providing strength and security to
5 the youth and neighborhood; and
6 WHEREAS, The Sarah Heinz House instills character and good
7 citizenship in youth through its physical and recreational
8 activities, including gymnastics, swimming, crafts, team sports,
9 games, reading and the Annual Campaign for Others; and
10 WHEREAS, The Sarah Heinz House stands as a tribute to the
11 accomplishments of youth and the dedication of the Heinz family
12 to the ideals of youth, recreation, character and service,
13 enabling young people to enjoy wholesome, social and
14 recreational opportunities and to utilize their leisure time and
15 energy pleasantly and profitably; therefore be it
16 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives commemorate the
17 100th anniversary of the Sarah Heinz House for its commitment to
18 the youth and neighborhood of Pittsburgh's Northside.
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