PRINTER'S NO. 1502
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
300
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY VOGEL, J. WARD, BARTOLOTTA, SCHWANK, DINNIMAN,
BAKER, MARTIN, BROOKS, BREWSTER, DiSANTO, PHILLIPS-HILL,
STREET, COSTA, LANGERHOLC, BROWNE, ARGALL, KILLION, K. WARD,
PITTMAN, MENSCH, AUMENT, HUTCHINSON AND BLAKE,
FEBRUARY 4, 2020
REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, FEBRUARY 4, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of February 22 through 29, 2020, as "FFA
Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Future Farmers of America, now the National FFA
Organization (FFA), has grown from its agricultural beginnings
into a broad-spectrum leadership incubator; and
WHEREAS, The FFA creed expresses belief in the future of
agriculture with the following portion of its creed: "with a
faith born not of words but of deeds"; and
WHEREAS, In accordance with the FFA motto, members serve
their chapter, community and country by cultivating friendships
and planting new ideas and seeds of hope wherever they go:
"Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, Living to
Serve"; and
WHEREAS, FFA in the 21st century welcomes young women and
young men with diverse backgrounds, and FFA membership has
reached an all-time record high; and
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WHEREAS, More than 700,000 FFA members from 50 states, Puerto
Rico and the Virgin Islands are learning to be successful
leaders in agriculture, agribusiness, agriscience and other
fields; and
WHEREAS, Many FFA members live far from working farms but
have an interest in related fields, including food science, turf
management and horticulture; and
WHEREAS, FFA members who live in rural farm areas now
represent 27% of the national organization; and
WHEREAS, Young people across this Commonwealth continue to
wear the traditional blue corduroy jacket which distinguishes
FFA members; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate the week of February 22
through 29, 2020, as "FFA Week" in Pennsylvania; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That the Senate congratulate the members, advisers
and parents involved with this exemplary youth organization.
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