House Bill hb9011E

    Florida House of Representatives - 2002              HR 9011-E

        By Representative Wiles






  1                         House Resolution

  2         A resolution recognizing the week of November

  3         17-23, 2002, as "Florida Storytelling Week."

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  5         WHEREAS, the art of storytelling is a valuable method

  6  of sharing Florida folklore and contributes to the

  7  preservation of the history of our state, and

  8         WHEREAS, the art of storytelling embraces the heritage

  9  and oral tradition of diverse cultures within our state,

10  enabling all Floridians to celebrate the strength of community

11  in the richness of diversity, and

12         WHEREAS, the art of storytelling promotes literacy and

13  character development among the youth of our state while

14  encouraging mastery of language arts and knowledge of the

15  history and folklore of Florida as students learn, tell, and

16  listen to stories in school or community settings, and

17         WHEREAS, the art of storytelling fosters communication,

18  tolerance, and understanding among Florida citizens of every

19  age and background, and

20         WHEREAS, the Florida Storytelling Association, Inc.,

21  consisting of numerous storytellers in all regions of the

22  state, serves to preserve, perpetuate, and promote the art of

23  storytelling in Florida by educating storytellers and

24  encouraging the art of storytelling, NOW, THEREFORE,

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

27  Florida:

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29         That the Florida House of Representatives commends the

30  Florida Storytelling Association, Inc., and proclaims the week

31  of November 17-23, 2002, to be "Florida Storytelling Week."

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