PRINTER'S NO. 899
No. 135 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY SAYLOR, GILLESPIE, MACKERETH, R. MILLER, B. SMITH,
STETLER, BAKER, BALDWIN, BARRAR, BENNINGHOFF, BOYD, BROWNE,
BUNT, CALTAGIRONE, CLYMER, CORRIGAN, CRAHALLA, CREIGHTON,
CRUZ, DALLY, DENLINGER, DeWEESE, DiGIROLAMO, D. EVANS,
FABRIZIO, FAIRCHILD, FEESE, FICHTER, FORCIER, FRANKEL, GEIST,
GEORGE, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARHART, HENNESSEY,
HERMAN, HERSHEY, HESS, JAMES, KILLION, KIRKLAND, LEDERER,
LEH, MAJOR, McGEEHAN, McILHATTAN, MUSTIO, PALLONE, PAYNE,
PHILLIPS, PICKETT, READSHAW, ROBERTS, ROHRER, ROSS, RUBLEY,
SAINATO, SATHER, SCAVELLO, SHANER, STABACK, STERN, SURRA,
E. Z. TAYLOR, TIGUE, TRUE, WALKO, WASHINGTON, WILT,
WOJNAROSKI AND YOUNGBLOOD, MARCH 14, 2005
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 14, 2005
A RESOLUTION
1 Honoring the YMCA of York and York County for 150 years of
2 service to the City and County of York.
3 WHEREAS, The mission of the YMCA of York and York County is
4 to put Christian principles such as faith, hope, love, honesty,
5 respect and responsibility into practice through programs that
6 build a healthy spirit, mind and body for all; and
7 WHEREAS, The YMCA of York and York County was founded in 1855
8 as a gathering place for young men who had moved from farms into
9 the city to work in factories; and
10 WHEREAS, They met at several locations before building the
11 current Downtown York Branch at 90 North Newberry Street in
12 1926; and
1 WHEREAS, In 1985 the Dover Branch opened, in 1995 the
2 Southern York County Branch in Shrewsbury opened and in 2000 the
3 Eastern York County Branch opened; therefore be it
4 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives honor the YMCA of
5 York and York County for 150 years of service to the City and
6 County of York.
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