| 1 | House Resolution |
| 2 | A resolution recognizing the week of April 4-8, 2005, as |
| 3 | "Adopt A Grandchild Week" and honoring the dedicated |
| 4 | volunteers of the Adopt A Grandchild Program of Gulf Coast |
| 5 | Community Care. |
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| 7 | WHEREAS, the Adopt A Grandchild Program of Gulf Coast |
| 8 | Community Care has, for the past 22 years, provided trained |
| 9 | volunteer mentors for children under 12 years of age who are in |
| 10 | extremely difficult personal and home circumstances, and |
| 11 | WHEREAS, the Adopt A Grandchild Program serves up to 150 |
| 12 | children a year regardless of race, culture, ethnicity, or |
| 13 | gender, matching each child with a committed, extensively |
| 14 | trained and screened mentor, and |
| 15 | WHEREAS, volunteers are requested to make a one-year |
| 16 | commitment and to give two to four hours a week, during after |
| 17 | school hours and on weekends, to a caring, one-on-one structured |
| 18 | relationship that includes outings in the community or in the |
| 19 | volunteer's home and that are designed to be a blend of |
| 20 | cultural, educational, and social activities, and |
| 21 | WHEREAS, the goals of a consistent intergenerational |
| 22 | relationship are to develop educational opportunities, build |
| 23 | life skills, afford experiences that might not otherwise exist, |
| 24 | and model a meaningful and trusting relationship, all to the end |
| 25 | that the children gain a sense of control over their environment |
| 26 | and a realization that they can create positive change in their |
| 27 | lives, and |
| 28 | WHEREAS, the week of April 4-8, 2005, is being celebrated |
| 29 | as "Adopt A Grandchild Week" and presents an excellent |
| 30 | opportunity to recognize the outstanding service of the |
| 31 | dedicated volunteers who are unselfishly giving of themselves on |
| 32 | behalf of thousands of at-risk children in the Gulf Coast area, |
| 33 | NOW, THEREFORE, |
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| 35 | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of |
| 36 | Florida: |
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| 38 | That the House of Representatives recognizes the week of |
| 39 | April 4-8, 2005, as "Adopt A Grandchild Week" and takes |
| 40 | advantage of the occasion to honor and commend the volunteers |
| 41 | who have availed themselves of the opportunity afforded by the |
| 42 | Adopt A Grandchild Program of Gulf Coast Community Care to make |
| 43 | a positive difference in a child's life. |