PRINTER'S NO. 3191
No. 295 Session of 1996
INTRODUCED BY HASAY, LESCOVITZ, FARGO, SCHRODER, MUNDY, SATHER,
GORDNER, LAUGHLIN, COWELL, GIGLIOTTI, BAKER, DEMPSEY, LYNCH,
CORRIGAN, MARSICO, DALEY, FAIRCHILD, RAYMOND, SAYLOR, FLICK,
WALKO, FLEAGLE, ADOLPH, FICHTER, FEESE, CLYMER, ARGALL,
MANDERINO, HESS, HERMAN, GEIST, NAILOR, ZUG, CIVERA, BARD,
OLASZ, TIGUE, GODSHALL, COY, HALUSKA, M. N. WRIGHT, PESCI,
L. I. COHEN, STERN, HERSHEY, HASTE, PETTIT, SCRIMENTI, LEH,
B. SMITH, STAIRS, VANCE, TRUE, BATTISTO, BEBKO-JONES, McGILL,
JOSEPHS, DiGIROLAMO, SANTONI, MELIO, TRELLO, MERRY, MARKOSEK,
DeLUCA, ITKIN, READSHAW AND ROONEY, MARCH 12, 1996
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 12, 1996
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the week of April 15 through 19, 1996, as "Community
2 Banking Week" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, For more than 150 years, Pennsylvania's Community
4 Banks have provided support for our communities' need to prosper
5 and grow; and
6 WHEREAS, That tradition of giving back to the community
7 continues today with more than 400 locally owned and operated
8 banks through almost 2,000 banking offices located in every
9 corner of this Commonwealth; and
10 WHEREAS, Community Banks are a significant employer in this
11 Commonwealth with more than 30,000 men and women in full and
12 part-time positions, serving more than four million account
13 holders and more than 100,000 share holders; and
1 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania's Community Banks focus on the
2 prosperity of individuals and small businesses in their
3 hometown. Community Banks reinvest in their communities through
4 residential mortgages and commercial, agricultural and student
5 loans; and
6 WHEREAS, Community Banks play a significant role in local
7 economic development efforts, stimulating the economy to produce
8 jobs and new opportunities and, as a group, they contribute an
9 important and strong part in the State's economic fabric; and
10 WHEREAS, Community Banks have made significant contributions
11 to the economic well-being of this Commonwealth through their
12 financial support, their dedication as good neighbors, and above
13 all, their service as financially sound and reliable sources of
14 economic lifeblood in our communities; therefore be it
15 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate April
16 15 through 19, 1996, as "Community Banking Week" in Pennsylvania
17 with heartfelt appreciation for the contributions of these
18 helpful institutions.
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