PRINTER'S NO. 3847
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
997
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY GREINER, COHEN, MACKENZIE, ROZZI, KINSEY,
HICKERNELL, WATSON, PICKETT, FEE, PHILLIPS-HILL, SCHLOSSBERG,
LONGIETTI, KIRKLAND, BAKER, SAYLOR, R. BROWN, DiGIROLAMO,
MILLARD, ROSS, WARD, MENTZER, SCHLEGEL CULVER, MURT, MAJOR,
SAVAGE, MARSICO, PAYNE, EVERETT, GINGRICH, ZIMMERMAN,
A. HARRIS AND HENNESSEY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of September 19 through 25, 2016, as "CPA
Week of Service" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Volunteerism has an enormous impact on the well-
being of Pennsylvania's communities by giving back and helping
others, delivering critical services, keeping our neighborhoods
and parks clean and safe and educating citizens; and
WHEREAS, Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) offer services
that improve the fiscal health and well-being of the people of
this Commonwealth and various not-for-profit organizations
throughout this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, CPAs throughout this Commonwealth volunteer their
time and energy to educate individuals, from children to
seniors, on the importance of financial literacy and responsible
financial planning; and
WHEREAS, CPAs also volunteer their time and energy year-round
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to help their communities and the causes important to them; and
WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs has challenged
its CPA members to rally together from September 19 through 25,
2016, in a united front dedicated to volunteering across
Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, This endeavor is worthy of support and cooperation
for the benefit of the residents of this Commonwealth; therefore
be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate
September 19 through 25, 2016, as "CPA Week of Service" in
Pennsylvania.
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