House Bill 9153

    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                HR 9153

        By Representative Putnam






  1                         House Resolution

  2         A resolution designating April 15, 1999, as

  3         "Florida 4-H Day."

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  5         WHEREAS, the Florida 4-H program includes 315,524

  6  children and 11,040 volunteers and brings together resources

  7  of local, state, and federal governments with committed

  8  citizens and the private sector, and

  9         WHEREAS, the Florida 4-H program participants, who

10  dedicate themselves to "learn by doing," are involved in a

11  diverse array of projects, from animal science to xeriscaping,

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13         WHEREAS, the Florida 4-H members and volunteers are

14  dedicated to community service, devoting tens of thousands of

15  hours to their schools, their communities, and their state,

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17         WHEREAS, the 1999 state project, "4-Hers Helping the

18  Hungry," encourages clubs and individual 4-Hers to help

19  alleviate hunger in their communities through actions such as

20  collecting food for the needy, volunteering time with

21  hunger-relief groups such as food banks and soup kitchens, and

22  holding fund raisers, donating the earnings to the fight

23  against hunger, and

24         WHEREAS, the Florida 4-H members are actively engaged

25  in citizenship and leadership activities which enable them to

26  be productive members of society and to contribute to the

27  greater good of all mankind, and

28         WHEREAS, the Florida 4-H program performs an invaluable

29  service in the part it plays in preparing today's youth for

30  the future, while encouraging them to be leaders, not only of

31  tomorrow, but also of today, NOW, THEREFORE,

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                HR 9153

    584-141-99






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

  2  Florida:

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  4         That the House of Representatives pauses in its

  5  deliberations to express its appreciation of the efforts of

  6  the Florida 4-H program and to proclaim April 15, 1999, as

  7  "Florida 4-H Day."

  8         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution

  9  be presented to the Florida 4-H Foundation as a tangible token

10  of the sentiments expressed herein.

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