PRINTER'S NO. 449
No. 74 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY S. MILLER, HERSHEY, MILLARD, BASTIAN, CAUSER,
CREIGHTON, HICKERNELL, M. KELLER, MAITLAND, MAJOR, PICKETT,
RAPP, STERN, DALEY, GRUCELA, LaGROTTA, MANN, SOLOBAY,
YOUNGBLOOD, ARGALL, ARMSTRONG, BAKER, BALDWIN, BARRAR, BEBKO-
JONES, BELARDI, BOYD, BUNT, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CLYMER,
CORRIGAN, CRAHALLA, CRUZ, DeWEESE, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI,
FABRIZIO, FAIRCHILD, FEESE, FICHTER, FLEAGLE, FORCIER,
FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GABIG, GEIST, GEORGE, GINGRICH, GOOD,
GOODMAN, GRELL, HARHAI, HASAY, HERMAN, HESS, HUTCHINSON,
JAMES, W. KELLER, KOTIK, LEDERER, LEH, MAHER, MARKOSEK,
MARSICO, McGILL, McILHATTAN, R. MILLER, MUNDY, MUSTIO,
NAILOR, O'NEILL, PALLONE, PAYNE, PETRARCA, PHILLIPS,
READSHAW, REED, REICHLEY, ROBERTS, ROEBUCK, ROHRER, ROSS,
RUBLEY, SAINATO, SANTONI, SATHER, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER,
SEMMEL, SHANER, B. SMITH, STABACK, R. STEVENSON, SURRA,
E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TIGUE, WALKO, WATSON, WILT, WOJNAROSKI,
WRIGHT, ZUG, GILLESPIE, BENNINGHOFF AND DALLY,
FEBRUARY 14, 2005
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
FEBRUARY 14, 2005
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the week of February 19 through 26, 2005, as "FFA
2 Week" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, For more than 75 years, youths involved in
4 agriculture and related sciences have benefited from an
5 organization that builds leadership skills, develops personal
6 growth and assists young people in finding successful careers
7 through agricultural education; and
8 WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania FFA Association is being recognized
9 for its contribution to our Commonwealth's food, fiber and
1 natural resource systems through its positive efforts to help
2 students and young adults in "learning to do, doing to learn,
3 earning to live, living to serve," which is the FFA motto; and
4 WHEREAS, The FFA gives direction and purpose to students'
5 lives by promoting good citizenship, volunteerism, patriotism
6 and cooperation; and
7 WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania FFA is looking toward the future
8 and establishing a strong vision for this evolving youth
9 organization which will unlock the doors to endless
10 opportunities; and
11 WHEREAS, More than 7,500 members can take pride in more than
12 75 years of success in teaching others about the importance of
13 agriculture to all Pennsylvanians; therefore be it
14 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
15 week of February 19 through 26, 2005, as "FFA Week" in
16 Pennsylvania.
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