Bill Text: PA SR306 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating the week of April 18 through 24, 2010, as "National Volunteer Week" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2010-04-19 - Introduced and adopted [SR306 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-SR306-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1870
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No. 306 Session of2010
INTRODUCED BY FONTANA, BAKER, BOSCOLA, DINNIMAN, KASUNIC, KITCHEN, STACK, TARTAGLIONE, O'PAKE, WASHINGTON, ERICKSON, HUGHES, LOGAN, RAFFERTY, LEACH, PILEGGI, PIPPY, ALLOWAY, COSTA, EARLL, ORIE, WAUGH, M. WHITE, MELLOW, BRUBAKER AND FERLO, APRIL 19, 2010
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, APRIL 19, 2010
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of April 18 through 24, 2010, as "National
Volunteer Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, "National Volunteer Week" offers the opportunity to
thank some of the nation's most valuable citizens and to
recognize the myriad of ways that volunteers strengthen our
communities; and
WHEREAS, Established in 1974, "National Volunteer Week" began
when President Richard M. Nixon signed an executive order to
establish the week as an annual celebration; and
WHEREAS, The 2010 theme "Celebrating People in Action"
acknowledges volunteers and challenges all Americans to help out
in their communities; and
WHEREAS, The HandsOn Network merged with the Points of Light
Institute to become the largest volunteer management and civic
engagement organization in the nation, and the group's core
mission is to inspire, equip and mobilize people to take action
that changes the world and has a network of more than 250
affiliates across the country and in 2008 alone helped to
deliver more than 30 million hours of volunteer service; and
WHEREAS, People are encouraged to demonstrate that by working
together they can lift spirits and inspire others; and
WHEREAS, Volunteers give their time and talents to help
Pennsylvania's most vulnerable citizens, including those who are
homeless and hungry, elderly persons, at-risk youth and citizens
with disabilities; and
WHEREAS, The vulnerable and needy across this Commonwealth
rely on the actions of volunteers every day to accomplish goals
and overcome challenges; and
WHEREAS, Volunteers improve the quality of life for those in
need by building homes and handing out food and supplies; and
WHEREAS, Volunteers save lives by putting out fires,
searching for lost persons or supporting blood drives; and
WHEREAS, According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the
volunteer rate in America rose from 26.4% in 2008 to 26.8% in
2009; and
WHEREAS, The act of volunteering motivates others to answer
the call whether the act is big or small; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate the week of April 18
through 24, 2010, as "National Volunteer Week" in Pennsylvania.
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