Senate Bill sb1766

    Florida Senate - 2004        (NP)                      SR 1766

    By Senator Fasano





    11-1363-04

  1                    Senate Resolution No. ____

  2         A resolution celebrating the 100th Anniversary

  3         of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas.

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  5         WHEREAS, on October 20, 1903, in Utica, New York, the

  6  Knights of Columbus organized a group of Catholic women to

  7  establish the Catholic Daughters of the Americas to develop

  8  and share their God-given talents through implementation of

  9  creative programs that advance the religious, charitable, and

10  educational values of the Catholic Church to strengthen the

11  spiritual well-being of all people, and

12         WHEREAS, membership in the Catholic Daughters of the

13  Americas is made up of Catholic women 18 years of age and

14  older who embrace the principle of living their faith in God

15  by working to foster and promote justice, equality, the

16  advancement of human rights, and human dignity for all people,

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18         WHEREAS, in the first 100 years of its existence, the

19  Catholic Daughters of the Americas has evolved from its

20  founding group, identified as Utica Court #1, to the largest

21  organization of Catholic women in the Americas, with the

22  Courts established throughout the 50 states, the District of

23  Columbia, Mexico, Siapan, Guam, the Virgin Islands, the

24  Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico, and

25         WHEREAS, the work of Catholic Daughters of the Americas

26  has proven to be an invaluable asset to the communities in

27  which they exist, providing a seemingly inexhaustible source

28  of dynamic energy stimulating development of moral strength

29  and spiritual growth in those who are drawn to meaningful

30  involvement in their programs, NOW, THEREFORE,

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    Florida Senate - 2004        (NP)                      SR 1766
    11-1363-04




 1  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:

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 3         That the Florida Senate celebrates the 100th

 4  Anniversary of Catholic Daughters of the Americas for

 5  enhancing the quality of life for all Floridians by providing

 6  a vibrant source of compassionate caring to stimulate the

 7  development of moral strength and spiritual growth to advance

 8  justice, equality, human rights, and dignity for all people.

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