PRINTER'S NO. 2244
No. 223 Session of 2000
INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, HOLL, THOMPSON AND MOWERY,
OCTOBER 11, 2000
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, OCTOBER 11, 2000
A RESOLUTION
1 Declaring the week of November 5 through 11, 2000, as "Chemistry
2 Week" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, The science of chemistry gives us the power to
4 understand and to use the elemental building blocks of all
5 material things; and
6 WHEREAS, The science of chemistry provides the fundamental
7 understanding required to deal with many of society's needs,
8 including those which determine our quality of life and our
9 economic strength; and
10 WHEREAS, Chemists and chemical engineers use their powerful
11 science in helping to feed the world's population, tapping new
12 energy sources, clothing and housing humanity, providing
13 renewable substitutes for dwindling or scarce materials,
14 improving health and conquering disease, strengthening our
15 national security and monitoring and protecting our environment;
16 and
17 WHEREAS, Five thousand four hundred members of the
1 Philadelphia Section of the American Chemical Society, along
2 with their nearly 200 sister sections in all 50 states, the
3 District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, have set aside November 5
4 through 11, 2000, for a national celebration directing our
5 attention to the myriad contributions of their science;
6 therefore be it
7 RESOLVED, That the Senate declare November 5 through 11,
8 2000, as "Chemistry Week" in Pennsylvania with the hope that the
9 chemists and chemical engineers of our State will rededicate
10 themselves on this occasion to the service of all humanity; and
11 be it further
12 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
13 the Philadelphia Section of the American Chemical Society.
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