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House Resolution |
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A resolution recognizing the first week of December as |
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“Intergenerational Week” in Florida. |
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WHEREAS, the Bridge Legacy Project, founded by the Florida |
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106 Leadership Team of Summit Education, encourages mentoring |
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between seniors and youth, thereby fostering loving, nurturing, |
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and meaningful relationships among individuals of the two age |
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groups, and |
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WHEREAS, “Bridges” provides a means of interaction among |
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seniors and young people, including seniors in nursing care and |
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youth in foster care, that often corrects misconceptions and |
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leads to a better understanding by one generation of the other, |
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and |
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WHEREAS, in an effort to promote awareness of the mission |
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of the Bridge Legacy Project, the Florida 106 Leadership Team |
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will sponsor “Intergenerational Week” during the first week of |
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December, with activities geared toward encouraging public |
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support of the very worthy aims of this project, NOW, THEREFORE, |
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Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of |
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Florida: |
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That the House of Representatives wholeheartedly recognizes |
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the first week of December as “Intergenerational Week” and |
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encourages all who work with seniors and youth to sponsor |
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activities aimed at promoting interaction and understanding |
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between the generations. |
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