Florida Senate - 2014                            (NP)    SR 1656
       
       
        
       By Senator Smith
       
       
       
       
       
       31-02238-14                                           20141656__
    1                          Senate Resolution                        
    2         A resolution recognizing March 23-29, 2014, as “Boys
    3         and Girls Club Week” in Florida.
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    5         WHEREAS, the young people of this state are tomorrow’s
    6  leaders, and
    7         WHEREAS, many such young people need professional youth
    8  services to help them reach their full potential, and
    9         WHEREAS, there are 253 Boys and Girls Clubs in this state
   10  providing services to more than 161,000 young people annually,
   11  and
   12         WHEREAS, Boys and Girls Clubs are places where great
   13  futures begin and are at the forefront of mentoring, delinquency
   14  prevention, anti-bullying, and financial literacy initiatives,
   15  and
   16         WHEREAS, the member organizations of the Florida Alliance
   17  of Boys and Girls Clubs offer a safe harbor for young people,
   18  providing them a safe and supportive place to go and providing
   19  them with quality programs, and
   20         WHEREAS, during the week of March 23-29, 2014, the Florida
   21  Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs will join some 4,000 clubs and
   22  more than four million young people nationwide in celebrating
   23  National Boys and Girls Club Week, NOW, THEREFORE,
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   25  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
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   27         That March 23-29, 2014, is recognized as “Boys and Girls
   28  Club Week” in Florida.