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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY VOGEL, SCHWANK, SCARNATI, PILEGGI, ALLOWAY, ARGALL, BAKER, BOSCOLA, BREWSTER, BROWNE, DINNIMAN, ERICKSON, FERLO, FOLMER, FONTANA, GORDNER, GREENLEAF, HUGHES, KASUNIC, KITCHEN, ORIE, PIPPY, RAFFERTY, ROBBINS, SOLOBAY, STACK, TARTAGLIONE, WARD, WAUGH, YAW AND D. WHITE, FEBRUARY 8, 2012 |
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| INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, FEBRUARY 8, 2012 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Designating the week of February 20 through 26, 2012, as "FFA |
2 | Week" in Pennsylvania. |
3 | WHEREAS, Future Farmers of America, now the National FFA |
4 | Organization (FFA), has grown from its agricultural beginnings |
5 | into a broad-spectrum leadership incubator; and |
6 | WHEREAS, The FFA creed expresses belief in the future of |
7 | agriculture with the following motto: "with a faith born not of |
8 | words but of deeds"; and |
9 | WHEREAS, In accordance with the FFA motto, members serve |
10 | their chapter, community and country by cultivating friendships |
11 | and planting new ideas and seeds of hope wherever they go: |
12 | "Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, Living to |
13 | Serve"; and |
14 | WHEREAS, FFA in the 21st century welcomes young women and |
15 | young men with diverse backgrounds, and FFA membership has |
16 | reached a 25-year record high; and |
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1 | WHEREAS, More than 540,000 FFA members from 50 states, Puerto |
2 | Rico and the Virgin Islands are learning to be successful |
3 | leaders in agriculture, agribusiness, agriscience and other |
4 | fields; and |
5 | WHEREAS, Many FFA members live far from working farms but |
6 | have an interest in related fields, including food science, turf |
7 | management and horticulture; and |
8 | WHEREAS, FFA members who live in rural areas now represent |
9 | 27% of the national organization; and |
10 | WHEREAS, Females comprise 43% of total membership and nearly |
11 | 50% of all FFA officer teams; and |
12 | WHEREAS, Young people across this Commonwealth continue to |
13 | wear the traditional blue corduroy jacket which distinguishes |
14 | FFA members; and |
15 | WHEREAS, State President Casey Hall of Roaring Branch |
16 | represents today's diverse FFA; therefore be it |
17 | RESOLVED, That the Senate designate the week of February 20 |
18 | through 26, 2012, as "FFA Week" in Pennsylvania and congratulate |
19 | the members, advisers and parents involved with this exemplary |
20 | youth organization. |
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