PRINTER'S NO. 3664
No. 639 Session of 2006
INTRODUCED BY DeWEESE, HERMAN, BIANCUCCI, BISHOP, BLACKWELL,
CALTAGIRONE, CAUSER, COHEN, CORRIGAN, CRAHALLA, CRUZ, DALLY,
DONATUCCI, FICHTER, FORCIER, GEORGE, GERGELY, GRUCELA,
HARHART, HUTCHINSON, JAMES, KILLION, KOTIK, LaGROTTA,
LEDERER, LEVDANSKY, MAJOR, MANDERINO, MANN, McCALL,
McILHATTAN, OLIVER, PALLONE, PISTELLA, RAMALEY, READSHAW,
REICHLEY, ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SANTONI, SATHER, SAYLOR,
SOLOBAY, SONNEY, TANGRETTI, TIGUE, WATERS, WHEATLEY,
WOJNAROSKI AND YUDICHAK, MARCH 13, 2006
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 13, 2006
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the week of March 13 through 19, 2006, as
2 "Cooperative Extension Living Well Week" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, The health and well-being of the family is crucial
4 to the functioning of this Commonwealth and to providing
5 individuals with the necessary skills and knowledge to achieve
6 the best quality of life possible; and
7 WHEREAS, Psychologically, socially and emotionally strong
8 families provide strength for future generations; and
9 WHEREAS, Cooperative Extension, a nationwide educational
10 network of land-grant universities, is funded cooperatively
11 through the United States Department of Agriculture, the
12 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and county governments; and
13 WHEREAS, Cooperative Extension provides nonbiased, research-
14 based information through informal education to help adults,
1 youths, families, farms, businesses and communities; and
2 WHEREAS, Cooperative Extension education programs are
3 developed at the grass-roots level to meet local needs and are
4 available in all 67 counties of this Commonwealth; and
5 WHEREAS, Information offered by Cooperative Extension is
6 provided by scientists and researchers at The Pennsylvania State
7 University and other land-grant universities nationwide and is
8 made practical and relevant by Extension Family and Consumer
9 Sciences Educators working at the local level; and
10 WHEREAS, Cooperative Extension Family and Consumer Sciences
11 educators are advocates for education for families so that they
12 might gain skills for a full and productive life; and
13 WHEREAS, "Cooperative Extension Living Well Week" is a
14 fitting tribute to the Pennsylvania Affiliate of the National
15 Extension Association for Family and Consumer Sciences (NEAFCS)
16 professionals who provide education critical to the quality of
17 life of adults, youths, individuals and families in areas such
18 as food preparation and safety, nutrition, financial management,
19 healthy lifestyles, home and work environment, relationship and
20 parenting skills and much more; therefore be it
21 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
22 week of March 13 through 19, 2006, as "Cooperative Extension
23 Living Well Week" and encourage Pennsylvania citizens to take
24 advantage of the educational opportunities that Cooperative
25 Extension Family and Consumer Sciences educators provide to help
26 them in raising children, eating right, spending smartly and
27 living well.
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