| 1 | House Resolution |
| 2 | A resolution recognizing AARP on its 50th Anniversary. |
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| 4 | WHEREAS, AARP is a voluntary, nonprofit, nonpartisan |
| 5 | membership organization that has a 50-year history of leading |
| 6 | positive social change by harnessing the individual and |
| 7 | collective power of its members to improve the lives of |
| 8 | residents of the United States and Florida as they age, and |
| 9 | WHEREAS, AARP has, since its establishment in 1958 by |
| 10 | retired educator Ethel Percy Andrus, taken as its motto "To |
| 11 | serve, not to be served," and |
| 12 | WHEREAS, AARP's "army of useful citizens" in Florida |
| 13 | includes more than 3,200 volunteers who offer courses in money |
| 14 | management, assistance in tax preparation, safe driving courses, |
| 15 | advocacy services, job training, intergenerational education, |
| 16 | community rebuilding, home visitation, and nonpartisan voter |
| 17 | education, and |
| 18 | WHEREAS, AARP has amplified its members' voices on issues |
| 19 | of statewide importance such as high quality and affordable |
| 20 | health care, lifetime financial security, and consumer |
| 21 | protection, and |
| 22 | WHEREAS, AARP has helped to foster proactive policies that |
| 23 | enable Florida residents to achieve the quality of life and |
| 24 | peace of mind they deserve, and |
| 25 | WHEREAS, AARP exemplifies the belief that diversity in age, |
| 26 | economic status, attitudes, ability, and lifestyles is a source |
| 27 | of strength for the state and nation, and |
| 28 | WHEREAS, AARP works to develop strong communities that are |
| 29 | characterized by affordable and appropriate housing, ease of |
| 30 | mobility, and features and services that support the lives and |
| 31 | lifestyles of people of all ages, and |
| 32 | WHEREAS, having successfully built alliances statewide |
| 33 | among businesses, communities, and Florida's residents of all |
| 34 | generations, AARP continues to work towards an economic |
| 35 | environment that supports and promotes the potential of mature |
| 36 | workers, and |
| 37 | WHEREAS, AARP recognizes that ensuring the safety, |
| 38 | involvement, health, and well-being of residents 50 years of age |
| 39 | and older is not a destination but a continuing journey, NOW, |
| 40 | THEREFORE, |
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| 42 | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of |
| 43 | Florida: |
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| 45 | That the House of Representatives congratulates AARP for 50 |
| 46 | years of service to this state and nation and for championing |
| 47 | the future of every generation. |