PRINTER'S NO. 4011
No. 585 Session of 2000
INTRODUCED BY WILLIAMS, BATTISTO, CAPPABIANCA, CASORIO,
L. I. COHEN, DeWEESE, EVANS, FRANKEL, GEORGE, HALUSKA,
HARHAI, JOSEPHS, LAUGHLIN, MANDERINO, McNAUGHTON, MELIO,
MUNDY, ORIE, READSHAW, ROONEY, ROSS, RUBLEY, SANTONI, SATHER,
SHANER, SOLOBAY, TANGRETTI, TIGUE, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD,
KENNEY AND BISHOP, OCTOBER 3, 2000
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
OCTOBER 3, 2000
A RESOLUTION
1 Commending the efforts of AIDS Alive-SpeakUp 2000.
2 WHEREAS, On Saturday, October 7, 2000, AIDS Alive is holding
3 an all-day conference, SpeakUp 2000, for urban and suburban
4 youth, educators and parents and guardians to come together for
5 a common educational goal; and
6 WHEREAS, SpeakUp 2000 will emphasize the development of
7 communication skills to foster productive dialogue at home, at
8 school and within the community to enable participants to make
9 positive choices in order to make a difference; and
10 WHEREAS, SpeakUp 2000 addresses some of the issues that
11 concern all of us today; and
12 WHEREAS, Twenty-three regional organizations have joined in
13 the undertaking; and
14 WHEREAS, The mission of SpeakUp 2000 is to empower all
15 participants to make informed decisions for positive life
1 choices; and
2 WHEREAS, SpeakUp 2000 is committed to change - a change for
3 the better in the relationships of youth, educators and parents
4 and guardians; and
5 WHEREAS, SpeakUp 2000 has the following partners:
6 Advancement for Delaware Valley Independent Schools
7 Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Youth Association
8 CYO Leadership Institute
9 Center for Greater Philadelphia
10 Center for Youth Development
11 Champions of Caring
12 City Year
13 Comcast Cable Communications
14 Family Forum
15 Family Resource Network
16 Future Search
17 Lower Merion School District
18 MADD/Mothers Against Drunk Driving
19 Parents of Murdered Children
20 Partnership for a Drug Free America
21 Passionate Leaders
22 Philadelphia's Promise
23 Philadelphia Board of Education
24 PTA - Philadelphia School District
25 Roman Catholic High School
26 Safe & Sound
27 SILOAM Ministries;
28 and
29 WHEREAS, The effort of SpeakUp 2000 to bring together youth,
30 educators and parents and guardians and the entire community to
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1 foster such a vital dialogue deserves great recognition; and
2 WHEREAS, By providing this safe forum to discuss, among other
3 things, the issues of eating disorders, drug and alcohol abuse,
4 AIDS, violence and crime, a platform for moral strength will be
5 achieved; and
6 WHEREAS, AIDS Alive and the 23 regional organizations have
7 worked tirelessly to make the conference a reality; and
8 WHEREAS, Martie Gillin and the staff of AIDS Alive deserve
9 special congratulations and a salute for the months of hard work
10 and devotion in organizing this event; therefore be it
11 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives commend AIDS
12 Alive-SpeakUp 2000 on its efforts to improve the lives of youth,
13 educators and parents and guardians and wish it continued
14 success in all of its future endeavors.
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