PRINTER'S NO. 2717
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
569
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY STEPHENS, HENNESSEY, PICKETT, JAMES, KINSEY,
DiGIROLAMO, MADDEN, SONNEY, BURNS, LONGIETTI, KORTZ, BRIGGS,
SCHLEGEL CULVER, KAUFFMAN, MERSKI, FREEMAN, MILLARD, HILL-
EVANS, READSHAW, BROWN, HOWARD, SCHMITT, CALTAGIRONE, DEASY
AND DeLUCA, OCTOBER 21, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, OCTOBER 21, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of October 20 through 26, 2019, as "Pro
Bono Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The 11th annual "National Pro Bono Week" is being
celebrated at the end of October; and
WHEREAS, "National Pro Bono Week" is an opportunity to
highlight the differences lawyers make in their communities,
recruit and train more pro bono volunteers and acknowledge the
partnerships that form the basis for many of the private bar's
most successful pro bono efforts; and
WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Bar Association is joining the
American Bar Association to sponsor this October's annual
"National Pro Bono Week" celebration; and
WHEREAS, "National Pro Bono Week" provides numerous
opportunities to highlight the good work Pennsylvania attorneys
do for the neediest among us; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania is a leader in celebrating "National
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Pro Bono Week," with numerous events at many sites across this
Commonwealth, such as:
(1) Youth court training in Dauphin County on Thursday,
October 17, 2019.
(2) The Pennsylvania Bar Association's "Wills for
Heroes" initiative in Cumberland County on Saturday, October
26, 2019.
(3) Pro bono awards in Berks County.
(4) A special "Thanks a Latte" coffee celebration in
Allegheny County.
(5) A special focus on Pennsylvania's "clean slate"
criminal record review with ongoing pro bono service to help
those individuals who need a second chance;
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
week of October 20 through 26, 2019, as "Pro Bono Week" in
Pennsylvania.
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