PRINTER'S NO. 3708
No. 745 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY NAILOR, TANGRETTI, HERSHEY, HANNA, BAKER, BEYER,
BOYD, BRENNAN, BROOKS, CALTAGIRONE, CONKLIN, CREIGHTON,
DALEY, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, FRANKEL,
FREEMAN, GALLOWAY, GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GOODMAN,
GRUCELA, HARHART, HARRIS, HELM, HENNESSEY, HESS, M. KELLER,
KENNEY, KOTIK, KULA, MAJOR, MANTZ, McILHATTAN,
McILVAINE SMITH, MENSCH, MILLARD, R. MILLER, MOUL, MOYER,
MUSTIO, O'NEILL, PALLONE, PAYNE, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, QUINN,
RAMALEY, RAPP, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROCK, ROSS, RUBLEY,
SAINATO, SANTONI, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SWANGER, TRUE, VEREB,
VULAKOVICH, WOJNAROSKI, HICKERNELL AND J. WHITE, MAY 7, 2008
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MAY 7, 2008
A RESOLUTION
1 Commemorating the 45th anniversary of the Pennsylvania Farm
2 Vacation Association and recognizing May 17, 2008, as "Farm
3 Vacation Day" in Pennsylvania.
4 WHEREAS, This Commonwealth has many working farms and bed and
5 breakfasts that offer visitors an opportunity to stay overnight
6 in a unique lodging environment; and
7 WHEREAS, Farm vacations allow guests to learn about daily
8 life on a farm, interact with farmers and their families, enjoy
9 the antics of farm animals, experience a rural lifestyle and
10 just relax from the stress of everyday life; and
11 WHEREAS, Farm vacations combine and promote this
12 Commonwealth's two leading industries, tourism and agriculture;
13 and
1 WHEREAS, May 10 through 18, 2008, has been proclaimed
2 "National Tourism Week" in the United States with the theme
3 "Discover Great American Traditions"; and
4 WHEREAS, Agriculture is a "Great American Tradition" that can
5 be experienced firsthand by enjoying a vacation at a
6 Pennsylvania farm; and
7 WHEREAS, For 45 years, the Pennsylvania Farm Vacation
8 Association has represented and promoted the farms and inns that
9 offer farm vacations to tourists; therefore be it
10 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives commemorate the
11 45th anniversary of the Pennsylvania Farm Vacation Association;
12 and be it further
13 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize May 17,
14 2008, as "Farm Vacation Day" in Pennsylvania.
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