House Bill hb9051

    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                HR 9051

        By Representative Hogan






  1                         House Resolution

  2         A resolution designating February 19, 2002, as

  3         "Florida 4-H Day."

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  5         WHEREAS, organized by the Florida Cooperative Extension

  6  System of the University of Florida's Institute of Food and

  7  Agricultural Sciences, the Florida 4-H program performs an

  8  invaluable service through its part in preparing the state's

  9  youth for the workplace and encouraging them to become

10  leaders, not only of tomorrow, but also of today, and

11         WHEREAS, there are 287,156 children 5 through 18 years

12  of age and 17,404 volunteers in all 67 counties and on the

13  Seminole Tribes reservations who participate in the Florida

14  4-H program, an effort that brings the resources of local,

15  state, and federal governments together with committed

16  citizens and private entities to provide activities, events,

17  and projects designed to develop and strengthen skills and

18  talents of the young participants, and

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

20  "learn by doing," are involved in a diverse array of projects,

21  in areas ranging from computers and community service to

22  animal science and xeriscaping, and

23         WHEREAS, through the Power of Youth Pledge Campaign, a

24  program through which members pledge a chosen amount of time

25  to an activity of their choice, Florida 4-H members devote

26  thousands of hours of work on behalf of their schools,

27  communities, and state, and

28         WHEREAS, the 2002 4-H state project, "Tales From Teens:

29  A 4-H Literacy Initiative," encourages clubs and individual

30  members to work toward promoting literacy in their communities

31  by collecting books and donating them to libraries,

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                HR 9051

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  1  volunteering time to teach reading, and holding fundraisers to

  2  assist in the fight against illiteracy, and

  3         WHEREAS, the year 2002 marks the 100th year of 4-H

  4  activity in America and, in observance of this milestone,

  5  Florida 4-H members have participated in county and state

  6  conversations that have brought together youth, youth leaders,

  7  and communities in efforts to identify pressing needs of young

  8  people in today's society and to create youth development

  9  strategies for the future, NOW, THEREFORE,

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

12  Florida:

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14         That the House of Representatives is pleased to express

15  its appreciation for the efforts of the Florida 4-H program,

16  to offer its congratulations on the observance of the

17  centennial anniversary of the 4-H program in America, and to

18  designate February 19, 2002, as "Florida 4-H Day."

19         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution

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

21  of the sentiments expressed herein.

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