PRINTER'S NO. 4203
No. 844 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY MANN, BEAR, BELFANTI, BENNINGTON, BEYER, BISHOP,
BOBACK, BOYD, BRENNAN, BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, COHEN,
CONKLIN, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, DeLUCA, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI,
EVERETT, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, FRANKEL, GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS,
GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARHART, HARKINS, HELM,
HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HESS, JAMES, M. KELLER, KILLION, KORTZ,
KOTIK, KULA, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MANTZ, MARSICO, McILHATTAN,
MELIO, MILLARD, MOYER, MUNDY, MURT, MUSTIO, MYERS,
M. O'BRIEN, PALLONE, PARKER, PAYNE, PHILLIPS, QUINN, RAMALEY,
RAPP, READSHAW, REED, REICHLEY, ROCK, ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO,
SANTONI, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SEIP, SIPTROTH, K. SMITH, SOLOBAY,
SONNEY, SWANGER, THOMAS, VULAKOVICH, WATSON, J. WHITE,
WOJNAROSKI AND YOUNGBLOOD, JULY 9, 2008
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JULY 9, 2008
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating September 8 through 14, 2008, as "Young
2 Professionals Week" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Young Professionals (PaYP) is an
4 umbrella organization of regional young professional groups
5 across this Commonwealth; and
6 WHEREAS, There are 20 regional PaYP organizations across this
7 Commonwealth, stretching from Erie to Philadelphia; and
8 WHEREAS, PaYP makes the effort of tackling critical State
9 issues, including brain drain, economic development and urban
10 decay; and
11 WHEREAS, PaYP was born out of the success of ImPAct, an
12 annual young professionals Statewide conference; and
1 WHEREAS, Young professionals are dedicated, civic-minded
2 people who have a clear vision for making their communities
3 great places to live, work and play; and
4 WHEREAS, Participating in young professional groups
5 strengthens the bonds that members have to their cities and
6 towns and increases the chances that they will stay and
7 contribute to future growth and success; and
8 WHEREAS, The mission of PaYP is to empower talented young
9 people in this Commonwealth by bringing together dynamic young
10 professional groups across the State over issues concerning
11 their demographic; and
12 WHEREAS, The goals of PaYP include communicating issues to
13 legislators and business leaders regarding the attraction and
14 retention of talented young people, serving as a powerful
15 marketing tool for the Commonwealth, battling the brain drain
16 from a peer perspective and addressing economic issues;
17 therefore be it
18 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate
19 September 8 through 14, 2008, as "Young Professionals Week" in
20 Pennsylvania.
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