PRINTER'S NO. 3719
No. 538 Session of 2000
INTRODUCED BY HENNESSEY, BARD, BEBKO-JONES, BELARDI, BROWNE,
CALTAGIRONE, CAPPABIANCA, M. COHEN, COLAFELLA, CURRY,
DeWEESE, FEESE, FICHTER, FLICK, FRANKEL, HARHAI, HERSHEY,
HESS, LEDERER, LUCYK, MANN, MASLAND, ORIE, PESCI, PETRONE,
READSHAW, RUBLEY, B. SMITH, THOMAS, TIGUE, WILLIAMS,
WOJNAROSKI AND HORSEY, JUNE 13, 2000
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JUNE 13, 2000
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating November 19, 2000, as "Tolerance and Understanding
2 Day" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Tolerance Unlimited in Pennsylvania is a charitable
4 organization whose principal goal is the nonsectarian promotion
5 of a resurgence of the spirit of tolerance and understanding;
6 and
7 WHEREAS, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania can trace its
8 colonial roots to an historic effort to foster William Penn's
9 goals of religious tolerance and freedom and became an example
10 to other colonies and a beacon of understanding to a newly-
11 formed nation.
12 WHEREAS, Tolerance Unlimited in Pennsylvania is awarding the
13 first "Tolerance and Understanding" award on November 19, 2000;
14 and
15 WHEREAS, November 19 has been chosen as the date for the
1 tolerance and understanding award presentation because it is the
2 date on which Abraham Lincoln delivered his historic Gettysburg
3 Address in 1863 at Gettysburg; therefore be it
4 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate
5 November 19, 2000, as "Tolerance and Understanding Day" in
6 Pennsylvania.
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