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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, 4-H is the largest youth organization in the State |
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| of Illinois, challenging nearly 300,000 Illinois youth and |
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| adults with unique "hands on" learning each year; and
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| WHEREAS, 4-H is an effective educational program, based on |
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| the expertise of the United States Department of Agriculture |
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| and University of Illinois Extension, planned by local, county, |
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| and State committees; and
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| WHEREAS, More than 25,000 caring, nurturing adults work |
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| together with 4-H youth in family and community environments to |
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| create real life learning laboratories that help youth practice |
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| skills they need today and will continue to use in their |
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| future; and
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| WHEREAS, 4-H enriches Illinois youth with important |
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| programs that make countless differences in the lives of youth |
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| and adults and the communities in which they live; and
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| WHEREAS, 4-H is a family and community effort supplementing |
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| and complementing the home, church, and school with |
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| action-oriented and practical educational experiences; and
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| WHEREAS, This year, Illinois 4-H youth celebrate the |
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| national 4-H movement, an idea that was conceived by early |
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| Illinois educators and now annually reaches more than 8 million |
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| American youth and is found in 82 nations around the world; |
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| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we hereby designate Wednesday, March 16, 2005, as 4-H Day at |
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| the State Capitol, and we salute the rich traditions of |
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| Illinois 4-H club work and the outstanding accomplishments of |