PRINTER'S NO. 2490
No. 404 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY FONTANA, HUGHES, EARLL, WAUGH, WASHINGTON,
BOSCOLA, ERICKSON, M. WHITE, C. WILLIAMS, A. WILLIAMS,
DINNIMAN, FERLO, ORIE, STACK, WONDERLING, COSTA, KASUNIC,
TARTAGLIONE, BRUBAKER, O'PAKE, GREENLEAF, PILEGGI, RHOADES,
FUMO, LAVALLE, MELLOW, MUSTO, RAFFERTY AND LOGAN,
OCTOBER 7, 2008
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, OCTOBER 7, 2008
A RESOLUTION
1 Recognizing October 16, 2008, as "ONE Campaign Day" in
2 Pennsylvania, in order to raise awareness of the societal
3 impact of poverty.
4 WHEREAS, ONE is a campaign of Americans of all beliefs and of
5 every walk of life united as one to help make poverty a part of
6 history; and
7 WHEREAS, ONE is a campaign of more than 2.4 million people
8 from all 50 states and more than 100 of America's most well-
9 known and respected nonprofit, advocacy and humanitarian
10 organizations; and
11 WHEREAS, ONE believes that health care professionals and
12 communities are the centerpiece of any strong and vibrant
13 society; and
14 WHEREAS, The ONE campaign brings together people of all
15 countries, beliefs and walks of life who want to help save and
16 improve the lives of those suffering from extreme poverty and
1 global disease; and
2 WHEREAS, ONE is a nonpartisan effort that believes that,
3 together, we can help transform the future of an entire
4 generation in the world's poorest countries; and
5 WHEREAS, ONE strives to raise public awareness about the
6 issues of global poverty, hunger and disease; and
7 WHEREAS, Every three seconds, a child dies from illnesses
8 associated with extreme poverty; and
9 WHEREAS, Nearly 1 billion people live on less than $1 a day,
10 and an estimated 16,000 children die each day in the poorest
11 countries of the world; and
12 WHEREAS, We can address these issues by recognizing the
13 devastating impact that extreme poverty and preventable disease
14 have globally and by beginning to take action in our local
15 communities and in our State to bring about change to the world;
16 and
17 WHEREAS, ONE is working nationwide in communities, colleges
18 and churches to educate and ask America's leaders to increase
19 efforts to fight global AIDS and extreme poverty; and
20 WHEREAS, ONE believes in the best American tradition of
21 helping others help themselves and now is the time to join with
22 other countries in a historic pact for compassion and justice to
23 help the poorest people of the world overcome AIDS and extreme
24 poverty; and
25 WHEREAS, ONE believes in committing ourselves, one person,
26 one voice, one vote at a time, to making a better, safer world
27 for all people; therefore be it
28 RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize October 16, 2008, as "ONE
29 Campaign Day" in Pennsylvania in order to raise awareness for
30 the people living in the world's poorest areas and to educate
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1 people on the emergencies surrounding global extreme poverty and
2 preventable disease by making the fight against these enemies
3 part of our everyday conversation.
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