PRINTER'S NO. 3668
No. 525 Session of 2002
INTRODUCED BY E. Z. TAYLOR, FLICK, PIPPY, BROOKS, DeWEESE,
GEORGE, LEDERER, RUBLEY, HERSHEY, SURRA, BEBKO-JONES,
PICKETT, McILHATTAN, BASTIAN, YOUNGBLOOD, MANDERINO, CURRY,
ARMSTRONG, THOMAS, GEIST, DONATUCCI, FORCIER, WOJNAROSKI,
TIGUE, WASHINGTON, GORDNER, CORRIGAN, CRUZ, J. EVANS,
BELARDI, SAYLOR, DALEY, LESCOVITZ, SCHULER, BISHOP, FLEAGLE,
B. SMITH, FAIRCHILD, HERMAN, McNAUGHTON, ROBINSON, KELLER,
PHILLIPS, ROSS, COY, SOLOBAY, GABIG, ROHRER, COLAFELLA,
READSHAW, FEESE, CREIGHTON, M. COHEN, SATHER, BARD,
HUTCHINSON, CAPPELLI, S. MILLER, ALLEN, SANTONI, GRUCELA,
WILT, SHANER, PERZEL, MAJOR, KENNEY, SCHRODER, MELIO,
TRAVAGLIO, STABACK, ZUG, McCALL, JOSEPHS, LAUGHLIN, HESS,
FICHTER, STERN, PISTELLA, M. BAKER, LEH, SEMMEL, BARRAR,
BELFANTI, BROWNE, FREEMAN, MARSICO, HENNESSEY, CLARK,
L. I. COHEN AND ADOLPH, APRIL 15, 2002
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 15, 2002
A RESOLUTION
1 Observing May 6 through 10, 2002, as "National Physical
2 Education and Sports Week" and the month of May 2002 as
3 "National Physical Fitness and Sports Month" in Pennsylvania.
4 WHEREAS, May is "National Physical Fitness and Sports Month";
5 and
6 WHEREAS, This designation was established to encourage
7 broader promotion of physical fitness activities and programs in
8 schools, park and recreation departments, employee associations,
9 hospitals and other agencies involved in physical fitness; and
10 WHEREAS, Many residents of this Commonwealth would improve
11 the quality of their lives through proper exercise and diet; and
1 WHEREAS, The Surgeon General of the United States Public
2 Health Service's 1996 Report on Physical Activity and Health has
3 verified that regular physical activity is associated with
4 improved health-related quality of life; therefore be it
5 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives observe May 6
6 through 10, 2002, as "National Physical Education and Sports
7 Week" and encourage the residents of Pennsylvania to support the
8 schools' physical education programs; and be it further
9 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives observe the month
10 of May 2002 as "National Physical Fitness and Sports Month" in
11 Pennsylvania and encourage the residents of Pennsylvania to be
12 physically active on a regular basis; and be it further
13 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives encourage the
14 residents of Pennsylvania to participate in the "Great
15 Pennsylvania Workout," by compiling the number of minutes they
16 are physically active the week of May 6 through 10, 2002, and
17 report those minutes to their local district office of the
18 Department of Health, to be acknowledged at the Great
19 Pennsylvania Workout, May 15, 2002.
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