Bill Text: PA HR119 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating the month of March 2011 as "Hibernian Heritage Month" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 33-21)

Status: (Passed) 2011-03-09 - Adopted (190-0) [HR119 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HR119-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1042
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 119 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY MURPHY, HENNESSEY, B. BOYLE, BRENNAN, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, P. COSTA, DiGIROLAMO, FARRY, FREEMAN, GALLOWAY, GEIST, GEORGE, GINGRICH, HESS, W. KELLER, KNOWLES, KORTZ, LONGIETTI, McGEEHAN, MILLARD, MIRABITO, M. O'BRIEN, PASHINSKI, PYLE, QUIGLEY, QUINN, READSHAW, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, K. SMITH, SWANGER, J. TAYLOR, VULAKOVICH, HANNA, MANN, FLECK, MAHONEY, MULLERY, KULA, DALEY, STERN, REICHLEY, DONATUCCI, DEASY, HARPER, O'NEILL, BRADFORD, GOODMAN, DeLUCA, D. COSTA AND GIBBONS, MARCH 8, 2011
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, MARCH 8, 2011
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of March 2011 as "Hibernian Heritage
Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The Ancient Order of Hibernians, the oldest Irish
Catholic organization in America, was founded concurrently in
New York and Pennsylvania in May 1836; and
WHEREAS, Members' roots can be traced back 300 years earlier
when their ancestors risked their lives to keep the Irish
language, culture and Roman Catholic religion alive in their
beloved Ireland; and
WHEREAS, The twin goals of the Ancient Order of Hibernians
are to assist in the reunification of Ireland and promote Irish
culture; and
WHEREAS, The Ancient Order of Hibernians seeks to aid the
newly arrived Irish, both economically and socially, and is
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among the first to welcome new Irish immigrants to the United
States; and
WHEREAS, There are more than 80,000 members of the Hibernians
in 46 states, Canada and Ireland; and
WHEREAS, The Lackawanna County Board of Ancient Order of
Hibernians oversees the six divisions of Hibernians across the
length and breadth of Lackawanna County that has more than 450
members; and
WHEREAS, Those six honorable divisions that do good works are
named: John F. Kennedy, division one of Scranton; Msgr. William
Farrell, division two of Carbondale; The O'Neill Brothers,
division three of Minooka; Paul Hook O'Malley, division four of
West Scranton; Firefighter Joseph Flannery, division five of
Taylor; and Father Patrick D. Healey, division six of Scranton;
and
WHEREAS, The Ancient Order of Hibernians of Lackawanna County
supports a multitude of charities, such as the Women's Resource
Center, multiple myeloma cancer research and various food
pantries; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
month of March 2011 as "Hibernian Heritage Month" in
Pennsylvania.
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