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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 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 that 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 are celebrating
22 the 100th anniversary of the national 4-H movement, an idea
23 that was conceived by early Illinois educators and now
24 annually reaches more than 8 million American youth and is
25 found in 82 nations around the world; therefore, be it
26 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
27 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
28 we proclaim Tuesday April 2, 2002 as 4-H Day at the Illinois
29 State Capitol and we salute the rich tradition of Illinois
30 4-H club work and the outstanding accomplishments of Illinois
31 4-H members and leaders; and be it further
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1 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to the Illinois State 4-H Office.