PRINTER'S NO. 3736
No. 650 Session of 2006
INTRODUCED BY HASAY, MARKOSEK, ALLEN, ARGALL, BAKER, BALDWIN,
BARRAR, BASTIAN, BEBKO-JONES, BENNINGHOFF, BOYD, BUNT,
CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CAUSER, CLYMER, CORRIGAN, CRAHALLA,
CREIGHTON, CRUZ, DeLUCA, DERMODY, DeWEESE, DiGIROLAMO,
DONATUCCI, FABRIZIO, FAIRCHILD, FICHTER, FLEAGLE, FORCIER,
GEIST, GEORGE, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GOOD, GOODMAN, GRUCELA,
HARHART, HARPER, HARRIS, HERMAN, HERSHEY, HESS, HICKERNELL,
JAMES, KILLION, LEDERER, LEH, LEVDANSKY, MAJOR, MANDERINO,
MANN, MARSICO, McGILL, McILHATTAN, MILLARD, MUNDY, NAILOR,
PALLONE, PAYNE, PETRARCA, PETRI, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, PISTELLA,
PYLE, QUIGLEY, READSHAW, REED, ROBERTS, ROHRER, ROSS, RUBLEY,
SAINATO, SANTONI, SATHER, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, SHANER,
SHAPIRO, SIPTROTH, B. SMITH, SOLOBAY, SONNEY, STABACK, STERN,
R. STEVENSON, STURLA, TANGRETTI, E. Z. TAYLOR, TIGUE, TRUE,
TURZAI, WATSON, WHEATLEY, WILT, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD, ZUG,
WANSACZ, SEMMEL AND BEYER, MARCH 17, 2006
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 17, 2006
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating April 10 through 15, 2006, as "Community Banking
2 Week" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, For more than 170 years, Pennsylvania's community
4 financial institutions have provided the local support our
5 communities need to prosper and grow. Today, more than 300
6 community banks in this Commonwealth continue the tradition of
7 giving back to their local communities through nearly 2,500
8 banking offices. With more than $130 billion in assets,
9 community banks know that when money stays in town it becomes a
10 renewable resource, creating an economic cycle that constantly
1 revitalizes and stimulates local communities. Community banks
2 are working citizens in their communities in every sense of the
3 word with more than 40,000 full-time and part-time employees;
4 and
5 WHEREAS, These banks have made significant contributions to
6 the economic well-being of Pennsylvania through their financial
7 support, their dedication as good neighbors and, above all,
8 their service as financially sound and reliable sources of
9 economic lifeblood in our communities; and
10 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania's community banks focus on the
11 prosperity of individuals and small businesses in their
12 hometowns. Community banks have reinvested, on average, 95% of
13 their loan portfolio in their own communities through
14 residential mortgages and commercial, agricultural and student
15 loans; and
16 WHEREAS, Community banks play a significant role in local
17 economic development efforts, stimulating the economy to produce
18 jobs and new opportunities and, as a group, they contribute an
19 important and strong part of the Commonwealth's economic fabric;
20 and
21 WHEREAS, Community banks also enjoy the trust of their
22 customers. Indeed, neighbors are helping neighbors build their
23 homes, save for higher education, plan for retirement and
24 fulfill other dreams. Community banks have long helped in the
25 development of our communities and the Commonwealth as a whole,
26 and we look forward to many more contributions; therefore be it
27 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives hereby designate
28 April 10 through 15, 2006, as "Community Banking Week" in
29 Pennsylvania with heartfelt appreciation for the contributions
30 of these helpful institutions; and be it further
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1 RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to
2 the organizers of this observance as evidence of our sincere
3 appreciation.
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