093_HR0225

                                     LRB093 11579 HSS 14855 r

 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  the  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  to  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  celebrate  the
22    national  4-H  movement,  an idea that was conceived by early
23    Illinois educators and now annually reaches more  than  eight
24    million  American youth and is found in 82 nations around the
25    world; therefore, be it

26        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES   OF   THE
27    NINETY-THIRD  GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
28    we proclaim that Tuesday, April 15, 2003 is 4-H  Day  at  the
29    Illinois  State  Capitol, and we salute the rich tradition of
30    Illinois 4-H club work and the outstanding accomplishments of
31    Illinois 4-H members and leaders.