PRINTER'S NO. 3293
No. 558 Session of 2004
INTRODUCED BY S. MILLER, HERSHEY, MAJOR, BASTIAN, EGOLF, HARRIS,
HICKERNELL, MAITLAND, R. MILLER, PICKETT, STERN, GRUCELA,
KELLER, SOLOBAY, ALLEN, ARGALL, BALDWIN, BEBKO-JONES,
BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF, BISHOP, BOYD, BUNT, CAPPELLI, CLYMER,
COY, CRAHALLA, CREIGHTON, CRUZ, DALLY, DeWEESE, DONATUCCI,
J. EVANS, FABRIZIO, FAIRCHILD, FEESE, FICHTER, FLEAGLE,
FORCIER, FREEMAN, GABIG, GEIST, GEORGE, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH,
GOOD, HARHAI, HARHART, HENNESSEY, HERMAN, HORSEY, KOTIK,
LaGROTTA, LEDERER, LEH, LESCOVITZ, LEWIS, MANDERINO, MANN,
MARKOSEK, McCALL, McGILL, McILHATTAN, McNAUGHTON, MUNDY,
MUSTIO, NAILOR, O'NEILL, PALLONE, PAYNE, PETRARCA, PHILLIPS,
READSHAW, REED, ROBERTS, ROEBUCK, ROHRER, ROSS, RUBLEY,
SAINATO, SANTONI, SATHER, SEMMEL, SHANER, B. SMITH, STAIRS,
R. STEVENSON, SURRA, THOMAS, TIGUE, TRAVAGLIO, TRUE, VANCE,
WATSON, WEBER, WILT, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD AND ZUG,
FEBRUARY 9, 2004
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
FEBRUARY 9, 2004
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating February 21 through 28, 2004, as "FFA Week" in
2 Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Association of Future Farmers of
4 America was chartered on September 25, 1929, is known now as FFA
5 and has approximately 8,000 members in 147 chapters; and
6 WHEREAS, The mission of FFA is to make a positive difference
7 in the lives of students by developing their potential for
8 premier leadership, personal growth and career success through
9 agricultural education; and
10 WHEREAS, The FFA motto, "Learning to do, doing to learn,
1 earning to live, living to serve," gives direction of purpose to
2 these students who will provide the leadership for America; and
3 WHEREAS, This year's theme, "The Cornerstone of Success,"
4 illustrates how FFA's programs are building tomorrow's leaders
5 today; and
6 WHEREAS, The FFA performs the valuable service of encouraging
7 cooperation, promoting good citizenship and inspiring patriotism
8 among its members; and
9 WHEREAS, Since agriculture maintains the number one ranking
10 as the Commonwealth's leading industry, it is vital for our
11 residents to have at the very least a basic agricultural
12 literacy, which can be acquired through participation in FFA;
13 therefore be it
14 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives shall hereby
15 designate February 21 through 28, 2004, as "FFA Week" in
16 Pennsylvania.
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