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                                                      PRINTER'S NO. 2732

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE RESOLUTION

No. 479 Session of 2007


        INTRODUCED BY MURT, HARPER, SWANGER, MOYER, BOBACK AND
           M. O'BRIEN, OCTOBER 23, 2007

        INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
           OCTOBER 23, 2007

                                  A RESOLUTION

     1  Recognizing the week of October 25 through 31, 2007, as "Magic
     2     Week" in Pennsylvania.

     3     WHEREAS, The Society of American Magicians is an organization
     4  with more than 6,000 members; and
     5     WHEREAS, For more than 40 years, the society has recognized
     6  the anniversary of the death of the great illusionist, Harry
     7  Houdini, with a week of community service events to highlight
     8  the grand tradition of this performance art; and
     9     WHEREAS, During this special week, society members perform
    10  for free in hospitals, public libraries, nursing homes, schools
    11  and day-care centers; and
    12     WHEREAS, The society also sponsors several service programs,
    13  including the Society of Young Magicians, Freedom from Drugs,
    14  Magic in Special Education, Magic Camp and Magic Camp
    15  scholarships, the Harry and Trudy Monti College Scholarship Fund
    16  for budding magicians, and the Veterans' Program that provides
    17  free performances in veterans' hospitals; and


     1     WHEREAS, Chapters of the society are located throughout
     2  Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Reading,
     3  Wilkes-Barre, Scranton, Somerset, Lemoyne, Tobyhanna and Beaver
     4  County, and assemblies of the Society of Young Magicians are in
     5  Hatboro, Tobyhanna and Somerset; therefore be it
     6     RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
     7  week of October 25 through 31, 2007, as "Magic Week" in
     8  Pennsylvania.















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