PRINTER'S NO. 1737
No. 277 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY SOLOBAY, FABRIZIO, ROBERTS, LEDERER, GEORGE,
BISHOP, CREIGHTON, THOMAS, RUBLEY, MARKOSEK, MANN, D. EVANS,
BAKER, GABIG, ROSS, FORCIER, HARRIS, JAMES, WILLIAMS,
O'NEILL, GEIST, SANTONI, FAIRCHILD, GORDNER, DONATUCCI,
SHANER, WASHINGTON, YOUNGBLOOD, MANDERINO, GODSHALL, HERSHEY,
McGILL, READSHAW, ROHRER, LAUGHLIN, WALKO, BELFANTI, CRUZ,
DeWEESE, KIRKLAND, B. SMITH, BEBKO-JONES, GRUCELA, WATSON,
CAPPELLI, J. EVANS, SATHER, MUNDY, FREEMAN, KOTIK, FICHTER,
McNAUGHTON, COSTA, BASTIAN AND WOJNAROSKI, MAY 7, 2003
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MAY 7, 2003
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the month of May as "Foster Grandparent Program
2 Month" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, The Foster Grandparent Program began on August 28,
4 1965, under the Office of Economic Opportunity; and
5 WHEREAS, The Foster Grandparent Program permits persons over
6 60 years of age to engage in intergenerational volunteer service
7 that meets critical community needs; and
8 WHEREAS, The Foster Grandparent Program serves children under
9 21 years of age who have special requirements, including
10 children who are mentally or physically challenged, juvenile
11 delinquents and children who are abused, neglected, learning-
12 disabled or come from a low-income family background; and
13 WHEREAS, The Foster Grandparent Program enables participating
14 children to improve their physical, mental, emotional and social
1 development and attain educational goals through tutoring,
2 mentoring, counseling and other personal support services; and
3 WHEREAS, The Foster Grandparent Program greatly enriches the
4 lives of the children as well as the adult volunteers; and
5 WHEREAS, The Foster Grandparent Program has grown from a few
6 programs in several states to 325 programs in all 50 states and
7 has over 30,000 volunteers; and
8 WHEREAS, The Foster Grandparent Program serves more than
9 275,000 children annually; therefore be it
10 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize and
11 commend the immeasurable contributions of the Foster Grandparent
12 Program and its volunteers in this Commonwealth; and be it
13 further
14 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
15 month of May as "Foster Grandparent Program Month" in
16 Pennsylvania.
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