Full Text of HR0200 95th General Assembly
HR0200 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, 4-H is the largest youth organization in the State | 3 |
| of Illinois, challenging nearly 300,000 Illinois youth and | 4 |
| adults with unique "hands on" learning each year; and
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| WHEREAS, 4-H is an effective educational program, based on | 6 |
| the expertise of the United States Department of Agriculture | 7 |
| and University of Illinois Extension, planned by local, county, | 8 |
| and State committees; and
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| WHEREAS, More than 25,000 caring, nurturing adults work | 10 |
| together with 4-H youth in family and community environments to | 11 |
| create real life learning laboratories that help youth practice | 12 |
| skills they need today and will continue to use in their | 13 |
| future; and
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| WHEREAS, 4-H enriches Illinois youth with important | 15 |
| programs that make countless differences in the lives of youth | 16 |
| and adults and the communities in which they live; and
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| WHEREAS, 4-H is a family and community effort supplementing | 18 |
| and complementing the home, church, and school with | 19 |
| action-oriented and practical educational experiences; and
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| WHEREAS, This year, Illinois 4-H youth celebrate the |
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| national 4-H movement, an idea that was conceived by early | 2 |
| Illinois educators and now annually reaches more than 8 million | 3 |
| American youth and is found in 82 nations around the world; | 4 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 6 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 7 |
| hereby designate Tuesday, March 27, 2007, as 4-H Day at the | 8 |
| State Capitol, and we salute the rich traditions of Illinois | 9 |
| 4-H club work and the outstanding accomplishments of Illinois | 10 |
| 4-H members and leaders.
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