House Bill 9121

    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                HR 9121

        By Representative Albright






  1                         House Resolution

  2         A resolution recognizing the week of May 16-22,

  3         1999, as "Teachers Appreciation Week."

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  5         WHEREAS, the Florida District of Kiwanis, consisting of

  6  approximately 340 clubs and approximately 13,000 members,

  7  including 26 divisions and including organizations in its

  8  family such as Circle K (college youth), Key Club (high school

  9  youth), Builders Club (middle school), and K-Kids (elementary

10  school), has long been a champion of education, and

11         WHEREAS, the international service club founded in 1915

12  has steadfastly lived up to its motto of "We build," and its

13  current theme directs its members to participate in "Young

14  Children:  Priority One," and

15         WHEREAS, the Florida District of Kiwanis Community

16  Service Committee has spearheaded a campaign to honor

17  Florida's elementary and secondary school teachers by

18  presenting "an apple to teacher" stamped with the Kiwanis

19  emblem and proclaiming that "Kiwanis loves and appreciates our

20  teachers," NOW, THEREFORE,

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22  Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of

23  Florida:

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25         That the Florida House of Representatives does hereby

26  join the Florida District of Kiwanis in recognizing the week

27  of May 16-22, 1999, as "Teachers Appreciation Week."

28         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the House of

29  Representatives extends its invitation to Governor Jeb Bush

30  and Commissioner of Education Tom Gallagher to join the House

31  of Representatives in saluting members of Florida's Kiwanis

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                HR 9121

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  1  family for their recognition of teachers whose task it is to

  2  sharpen and polish the potential of tomorrow's citizens.

  3         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution

  4  be presented to Kiwanis Governor Lamar Fisher as a tangible

  5  token of the sentiments expressed herein.

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