House Bill 9107

    Florida House of Representatives - 2000                HR 9107

        By Representative Putnam






  1                         House Resolution

  2         A resolution designating April 17, 2000, as

  3         "Florida 4-H Day."

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  5         WHEREAS, 298,304 children and 19,732 volunteers

  6  participate in the Florida 4-H program, which brings the

  7  resources of local, state, and federal governments together

  8  with committed citizens and private sector participants, and

  9         WHEREAS, the Florida 4-H program participants who

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

11  diverse array of projects, in areas from animal science to

12  xeriscaping, and

13         WHEREAS, Florida 4-H members are dedicated to community

14  service, devoting tens of thousands of hours to their schools,

15  their communities, and the State of Florida, and

16         WHEREAS, "4-H'ers Helping the Hungry," the 2000 state

17  project, encourages clubs and individual 4-H members to pledge

18  to prevent hunger in their communities through actions such as

19  collecting food and donating it to the needy, volunteering

20  time with hunger-relief groups such as food banks and soup

21  kitchens, and holding fundraisers to earn money to assist in

22  the fight against hunger, and

23         WHEREAS, Florida 4-H members are actively engaged in

24  citizenship and leadership activities, which enable them to be

25  productive members of society and to contribute to the greater

26  good of all mankind, and

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

28  service through the part it plays in preparing today's youth

29  for the future workplace by encouraging them to be the

30  leaders, not only of tomorrow, but also of today, NOW,

31  THEREFORE,

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2000                HR 9107

    584-149-00






  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 of the State of

  5  Florida pauses in its deliberations to express its

  6  appreciation for the efforts of the Florida 4-H program and

  7  its participants and to proclaim April 17, 2000, as "Florida

  8  4-H Day."

  9         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution

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

11  of the sentiments expressed herein.

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