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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY MURPHY, B. BOYLE, K. BOYLE, HENNESSEY, MAHER, BRENNAN, CALTAGIRONE, CHRISTIANA, D. COSTA, P. COSTA, DALEY, DAY, DEASY, DeLUCA, DiGIROLAMO, ELLIS, FABRIZIO, FLECK, FREEMAN, GALLOWAY, GINGRICH, GEORGE, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, HANNA, HARKINS, HEFFLEY, HESS, HUTCHINSON, W. KELLER, KILLION, KNOWLES, KORTZ, KOTIK, KULA, LONGIETTI, MANN, McGEEHAN, MILLARD, MIRABITO, MULLERY, M. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, PASHINSKI, PYLE, ROEBUCK, SABATINA, SANTARSIERO, SCAVELLO, K. SMITH, M. SMITH, SONNEY, STERN, SWANGER, TOOHIL, VEREB, YOUNGBLOOD AND FARRY, MARCH 16, 2012 |
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| INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, MARCH 16, 2012 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Designating the month of March 2012 as "Hibernian Heritage |
2 | Month" in Pennsylvania. |
3 | WHEREAS, The Ancient Order of Hibernians, the oldest Irish |
4 | Catholic organization in America, was founded concurrently in |
5 | New York and Pennsylvania in May 1836; and |
6 | WHEREAS, Members' roots can be traced back 300 years earlier |
7 | when their ancestors risked their lives to keep the Irish |
8 | language, culture and Roman Catholic religion alive in their |
9 | beloved Ireland; and |
10 | WHEREAS, The twin goals of the Ancient Order of Hibernians |
11 | are to assist in the reunification of Ireland and promote Irish |
12 | culture; and |
13 | WHEREAS, The Ancient Order of Hibernians seeks to aid the |
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1 | newly arrived Irish, both economically and socially, and is |
2 | among the first to welcome new Irish immigrants to the United |
3 | States; and |
4 | WHEREAS, There are more than 80,000 members of the Hibernians |
5 | in 46 states, Canada and Ireland; and |
6 | WHEREAS, The Lackawanna County Board of Ancient Order of |
7 | Hibernians oversees the six divisions of Hibernians across the |
8 | length and breadth of Lackawanna County having more than 450 |
9 | members; and |
10 | WHEREAS, Those six honorable divisions that do good works are |
11 | named: John F. Kennedy, division one of Scranton; Msgr. William |
12 | Farrell, division two of Carbondale; The O'Neill Brothers, |
13 | division three of Minooka; Paul Hook O'Malley, division four of |
14 | West Scranton; Firefighter Joseph Flannery, division five of |
15 | Taylor; and Father Patrick D. Healey, division six of Scranton; |
16 | and |
17 | WHEREAS, The Ancient Order of Hibernians has chapters in the |
18 | following counties in Pennsylvania: Adams, Allegheny, Berks, |
19 | Bucks, Cambria, Carbon, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Lebanon, |
20 | Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, |
21 | Northumberland, Philadelphia, Schuylkill and York that include |
22 | thousands of members; and |
23 | WHEREAS, The Ancient Order of Hibernians supports a multitude |
24 | of charities, such as the Women's Resource Center, myeloma |
25 | cancer research and various food and clothing banks and |
26 | pantries, and funds various education scholarships, family |
27 | assistance and veterans services; therefore be it |
28 | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the |
29 | month of March 2012 as "Hibernian Heritage Month" in |
30 | Pennsylvania and recognize the community services, assistance |
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1 | and other great charity work that the Ancient Order of Hibernian |
2 | chapters across this Commonwealth do to improve the quality of |
3 | life in their communities and throughout Pennsylvania. |
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