THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY SOLOBAY, COSTA, WILLIAMS, KASUNIC, HUGHES, FONTANA, PILEGGI, BROWNE, ERICKSON, ALLOWAY, BAKER, BLAKE, BREWSTER, BRUBAKER, DINNIMAN, EARLL, FERLO, GREENLEAF, MENSCH, ORIE, PIPPY, RAFFERTY, STACK AND D. WHITE, MAY 2, 2011

INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MAY 2, 2011  

A RESOLUTION

Designating May 2011 as "Junior Achievement Month" in

Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, Junior Achievement is the world's largest

organization dedicated to educating students about work force

readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy through

experiential, hands-on programs; and

WHEREAS, Junior Achievement reaches out to more than 250,000

students in kindergarten through grade 12 in public and private

school systems in this Commonwealth with a message of hope and

prosperity for the future; and

WHEREAS, In Junior Achievement, programs help prepare young

people for the real world by showing them how to generate wealth

and effectively manage it, how to create jobs which make their

communities more robust and how to apply entrepreneurial

thinking to the workplace; and

WHEREAS, Junior Achievement's purpose is to inspire and

prepare each and every child in this Commonwealth to succeed in

the global economy; and

WHEREAS, Junior Achievement believes in the boundless

potential of young people, is committed to the principles of

market-based economics and entrepreneurship, is passionate for

what they do while practicing honesty, integrity and excellence,

respects the talents, creativity, perspectives and backgrounds

of all individuals, believes in the power of partnership and

collaboration and has conviction in the educational and

motivational impact of relevant, hands-on learning; and

WHEREAS, Junior Achievement sustains our democracy by

strengthening communities with proven programs that focus on

work readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy; and

WHEREAS, Junior Achievement commemorates the 72nd anniversary

of its founding in this Commonwealth in 2011; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the Senate designate May 2011 as "Junior

Achievement Month" in Pennsylvania; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to

Dennis Gilfoyle, Junior Achievement of Western Pennsylvania, One

Allegheny Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15212.