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92_HR0754

 
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 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
 
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 1        RESOLVED, That a suitable  copy  of  this  resolution  be
 2    presented to the Illinois State 4-H Office.

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