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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 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.