PRINTER'S NO. 3563
No. 502 Session of 2000
INTRODUCED BY PESCI, GEORGE, BEBKO-JONES, PIPPY, PETRARCA,
ARMSTRONG, LEDERER, BAKER, FARGO, GRUCELA, SCHRODER, MELIO,
TANGRETTI, CALTAGIRONE, MANDERINO, SHANER, HARHART, TIGUE,
DONATUCCI, McNAUGHTON, WALKO, FLICK, LESCOVITZ, THOMAS,
STABACK, TRICH, FORCIER, LAUGHLIN, MARSICO, SAINATO, ROSS,
HERSHEY, WOJNAROSKI, WASHINGTON, HARHAI, HALUSKA, YOUNGBLOOD,
SAYLOR, CORRIGAN, HESS, READSHAW, DALEY, FICHTER, PISTELLA,
GEIST, TRAVAGLIO, JOSEPHS, CAWLEY, VAN HORNE, DERMODY,
HORSEY, RAMOS, SEYFERT, DeWEESE, HENNESSEY, L. I. COHEN,
ROHRER, B. SMITH, M. COHEN, FRANKEL, ROBERTS AND WATERS,
MAY 15, 2000
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MAY 15, 2000
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the week of July 17 through 22, 2000, as "Freeport
2 International Invitational Baseball Week" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Baseball is a sport which crosses all geographical
4 boundaries; and
5 WHEREAS, During the week of July 17 through 22, 2000,
6 baseball teams from this Commonwealth and the states of Indiana,
7 Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia and New York, as well as from the
8 countries of Canada, Japan, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Dominican
9 Republic and Mexico will gather in Freeport, Armstrong County,
10 to take part in a baseball tournament; and
11 WHEREAS, In this ever-changing world the sport of baseball
12 can bring several countries together to compete in a nonviolent
13 manner; and
1 WHEREAS, All teams and players involved can return to their
2 part of the world and know that they have made friends in
3 Pennsylvania; and
4 WHEREAS, If this tournament can help to spread trust and
5 understanding, it has taken a step toward bringing the world
6 closer together; therefore be it
7 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
8 week of July 17 through 22, 2000, as "Freeport International
9 Invitational Baseball Week" in Pennsylvania; and be it further
10 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives express its
11 gratitude to all teams and players for participating in this
12 worthwhile endeavor.
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