PRINTER'S NO. 2121
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
477
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY COSTA, OCTOBER 16, 2018
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, OCTOBER 16, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of October 2018 as "National Arts and
Humanities Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The month of October has been recognized as
"National Arts and Humanities Month" by thousands of arts and
cultural organizations and by communities and states across our
nation, as well as by the White House and the Congress of the
United States, for more than 30 years; and
WHEREAS, The arts and humanities embody much of the
accumulated wisdom, intellect and imagination of humankind; and
WHEREAS, The arts and humanities enhance and enrich the lives
of every American; and
WHEREAS, The arts and humanities play a unique role in the
lives of our families, our communities and our nation; and
WHEREAS, The nonprofit arts industry strengthens the economy
of this Commonwealth by generating $3.4 billion in total
economic activity annually and $400 million in State and local
government revenue and by supporting the full-time equivalent of
100,000 jobs that produce $2.2 billion in household income; and
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