Bill Text: DE HCR13 | 2013-2014 | 147th General Assembly | Draft
Bill Title: Recognizing The Valuable Contribution That The Lions Clubs International Make To Our Local Communities, As Well As To The World At-large, By Designating That March 30, 2013 Be Declared As Delaware State Lions Day.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2013-03-27 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT [HCR13 Detail]
Download: Delaware-2013-HCR13-Draft.html
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Rep. Schwartzkopf & Rep. Jaques & Rep. Atkins & Sen. Blevins |
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Reps. Barbieri, Baumbach, Brady, Briggs King, Carson, Heffernan, Hudson, Kenton, Kowalko, Miro, Mitchell, Mulrooney, Osienski, Outten, Peterman, Potter, Ramone, B. Short, D. Short, M. Smith, Smyk, Viola, K. Williams, Wilson; Sens. Hocker, Lopez, Pettyjohn, Simpson, Sokola, Townsend |
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 147th GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 13 |
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RECOGNIZING THE VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION THAT THE LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL MAKE TO OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES, AS WELL AS TO THE WORLD AT-LARGE, BY DESIGNATING THAT MARCH 30, 2013 BE DECLARED AS DELAWARE STATE LIONS DAY. |
WHEREAS, Lions Clubs International is the world's largest service club organization with more than 1.35 million members in more than 45,000 clubs worldwide; and
WHEREAS, founded in 1917, Lions Clubs International is best known for fighting blindness by conducting vision screenings, equipping hospitals and clinics, distributing medicine, and raising awareness of eye disease, and other laudable activities; and
WHEREAS, the Lions Clubs also volunteer for many different kinds of community projects – including caring for the environment, feeding the hungry, and aiding seniors and the disabled; and
WHEREAS, the Lions Clubs' Leo Program is currently providing approximately 144,000 youths in more than 140 countries an opportunity for personal development through volunteering; and
WHEREAS, since 1968, the Lions Clubs International Foundation has awarded more than $700 million in grants to support humanitarian projects around the world; and
WHEREAS, the Lions Clubs International Foundation was ranked the number one non-governmental organization in a 2007 study by The Financial Times – a finding that was reinforced by a 2009 Charity Navigator review that awarded the Foundation its highest ranking; and
WHEREAS, the Lions Clubs International Foundation helps communities following natural disasters by providing for immediate needs such as food, water, clothing, and medical supplies; and
WHEREAS, Lions Clubs have been active in Delaware since 1922; and
WHEREAS, there are 34 active Lions Clubs in the First State with 1,283 members; and
WHEREAS, the Lions Clubs receive no State grants to carry out their altruistic efforts on behalf of our citizens; and
WHEREAS, through 96 years of action the Lions Clubs have lived up to their motto: "We Serve;"
NOW, THEREFORE:
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the 147th General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the Senate concurring therein, that March 30, 2013 be declared "Delaware State Lions Day."
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitably prepared copy of this Resolution be presented to Richard M. Merriwether, Lions District 22-D Governor.
SYNOPSIS
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This resolution recognizes the valuable contribution that the Lions Clubs International make to our local communities, as well as the world at-large, by designating that March 30, 2013 be declared as Delaware State Lions Day. |
