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92_HR0754 LRB9216502RHrh 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, 4-H is the largest youth organization in the 3 State of Illinois, challenging nearly 400,000 Illinois youth 4 and adults with unique "hands on" learning each year; and 5 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, 8 county, and state committees; and 9 WHEREAS, More than 30,000 caring, nurturing adults work 10 together with 4-H youth in family and community environments 11 to create real life learning laboratories that help youth 12 practice skills they need today and will continue to use in 13 their future; and 14 WHEREAS, 4-H enriches Illinois youth with important 15 programs that make countless differences in the lives of 16 youth and adults and the communities in which they live; and 17 WHEREAS, 4-H is a family and community effort 18 supplementing and complementing the home, church, and school 19 with action-oriented and practical educational experiences; 20 and 21 WHEREAS, This year, Illinois 4-H youth are celebrating 22 the 100th anniversary of the national 4-H movement, an idea 23 that was conceived by early Illinois educators and now 24 annually reaches more than 8 million American youth and is 25 found in 82 nations around the world; therefore, be it 26 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 27 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 28 we proclaim Tuesday April 2, 2002 as 4-H Day at the Illinois 29 State Capitol and we salute the rich tradition of Illinois 30 4-H club work and the outstanding accomplishments of Illinois 31 4-H members and leaders; and be it further -2- LRB9216502RHrh 1 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 2 presented to the Illinois State 4-H Office.