PRINTER'S NO. 3914
No. 787 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY BUXTON AND CONKLIN, JUNE 11, 2008
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JUNE 11, 2008
A RESOLUTION
1 Recognizing June 19, 2008, as "Thais Ridgeway Day" in
2 Pennsylvania in honor of the accomplishments of Thais
3 Ridgeway and other winners of the Congressional Award Gold
4 Medal who are from Pennsylvania.
5 WHEREAS, Thais Ridgeway, a junior at Bishop McDevitt High
6 School in Harrisburg is the first Harrisburg native to be
7 awarded the Congressional Award Gold Medal; and
8 WHEREAS, Miss Ridgeway's award will be presented on June 19,
9 2008, by the Congress of the United States, and it exemplifies
10 her service to others, her initiative and her achievements; and
11 WHEREAS, The Congressional Award was established in 1979 by
12 an act of Congress, and more than 6,500 awards have been earned,
13 representing more than 1.5 million volunteer hours performed in
14 community service across the United States; and
15 WHEREAS, To earn either a bronze, silver or gold medal, young
16 people must set and achieve goals in four areas: public service,
17 personal development, physical fitness and exploration; and
18 WHEREAS, Miss Ridgeway exceeded her goal by completing more
1 than 400 hours in each of these areas to earn a gold medal;
2 therefore be it
3 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize June
4 19, 2008, as "Thais Ridgeway Day" in Pennsylvania in honor of
5 her accomplishments and the accomplishments of other
6 Pennsylvanians who have earned the Congressional Award Gold
7 Medal.
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