PRINTER'S NO. 3487
No. 672 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY GINGRICH, D. O'BRIEN, ARGALL, BEAR, BEYER, BOBACK,
BOYD, BRENNAN, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, CREIGHTON, DALEY, DALLY,
DePASQUALE, DiGIROLAMO, FABRIZIO, FAIRCHILD, FRANKEL,
GALLOWAY, GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARHAI,
HARHART, HARKINS, HELM, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HICKERNELL,
HUTCHINSON, JAMES, M. KELLER, KOTIK, MACKERETH, MAHONEY,
MAJOR, MANN, MANTZ, MARKOSEK, McILHATTAN, McILVAINE SMITH,
MELIO, MILLARD, MOUL, MUNDY, MURT, MUSTIO, MYERS, NAILOR,
PALLONE, PARKER, PAYNE, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, RAMALEY, RAPP,
READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SANTONI, SAYLOR,
SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, K. SMITH, SONNEY, STERN, R. STEVENSON,
SWANGER, TRUE, VULAKOVICH, WALKO, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD AND
WHEATLEY, MARCH 27, 2008
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 27, 2008
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the month of March 2008 as "Junior Achievement
2 Month" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Junior Achievement is a nonprofit organization whose
4 mission is to educate and inspire young people in this
5 Commonwealth to value free enterprise, business and economics in
6 order to improve the quality of their lives; and
7 WHEREAS, Junior Achievement reaches out to more than 250,000
8 students in grades kindergarten through 12 in public and private
9 school systems in this Commonwealth with a message of hope and
10 prosperity for the future; and
11 WHEREAS, Through Junior Achievement, passionate people teach
12 young people the economics of life through a comprehensive
1 network of more than 10,000 dedicated parents, teachers and
2 volunteers from business and industry, colleges and
3 universities; and
4 WHEREAS, Junior Achievement's purpose is to teach each and
5 every child in this Commonwealth a fundamental understanding of
6 economics, business and finance; and
7 WHEREAS, Junior Achievement programs enrich the lives of
8 young people by highlighting the relevance of education and
9 economic development in becoming contributing members of
10 society; and
11 WHEREAS, Junior Achievement sustains our democracy by better
12 educating future entrepreneurs, consumers and voters; and
13 WHEREAS, Junior Achievement commemorates its 68th anniversary
14 in this Commonwealth in 2008; therefore be it
15 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
16 month of March 2008 as "Junior Achievement Month" in
17 Pennsylvania.
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