Bill Text: PA HR119 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Designating the month of March 2011 as "Hibernian Heritage Month" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 33-21)

Status: (Passed) 2011-03-09 - Adopted (190-0) [HR119 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HR119-Introduced.html

  

 

    

PRINTER'S NO.  1042

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

HOUSE RESOLUTION

 

No.

119

Session of

2011

  

  

INTRODUCED BY MURPHY, HENNESSEY, B. BOYLE, BRENNAN, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, P. COSTA, DiGIROLAMO, FARRY, FREEMAN, GALLOWAY, GEIST, GEORGE, GINGRICH, HESS, W. KELLER, KNOWLES, KORTZ, LONGIETTI, McGEEHAN, MILLARD, MIRABITO, M. O'BRIEN, PASHINSKI, PYLE, QUIGLEY, QUINN, READSHAW, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, K. SMITH, SWANGER, J. TAYLOR, VULAKOVICH, HANNA, MANN, FLECK, MAHONEY, MULLERY, KULA, DALEY, STERN, REICHLEY, DONATUCCI, DEASY, HARPER, O'NEILL, BRADFORD, GOODMAN, DeLUCA, D. COSTA AND GIBBONS, MARCH 8, 2011

  

  

INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, MARCH 8, 2011  

  

  

  

A RESOLUTION

  

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Designating the month of March 2011 as "Hibernian Heritage

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Month" in Pennsylvania.

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WHEREAS, The Ancient Order of Hibernians, the oldest Irish

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Catholic organization in America, was founded concurrently in

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New York and Pennsylvania in May 1836; and

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WHEREAS, Members' roots can be traced back 300 years earlier

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when their ancestors risked their lives to keep the Irish

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language, culture and Roman Catholic religion alive in their

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beloved Ireland; and

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WHEREAS, The twin goals of the Ancient Order of Hibernians

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are to assist in the reunification of Ireland and promote Irish

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culture; and

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WHEREAS, The Ancient Order of Hibernians seeks to aid the

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newly arrived Irish, both economically and socially, and is

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among the first to welcome new Irish immigrants to the United

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States; and

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WHEREAS, There are more than 80,000 members of the Hibernians

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in 46 states, Canada and Ireland; and

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WHEREAS, The Lackawanna County Board of Ancient Order of

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Hibernians oversees the six divisions of Hibernians across the

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length and breadth of Lackawanna County that has more than 450

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members; and

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WHEREAS, Those six honorable divisions that do good works are

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named: John F. Kennedy, division one of Scranton; Msgr. William

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Farrell, division two of Carbondale; The O'Neill Brothers,

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division three of Minooka; Paul Hook O'Malley, division four of

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West Scranton; Firefighter Joseph Flannery, division five of

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Taylor; and Father Patrick D. Healey, division six of Scranton;

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and

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WHEREAS, The Ancient Order of Hibernians of Lackawanna County

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supports a multitude of charities, such as the Women's Resource

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Center, multiple myeloma cancer research and various food

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pantries; therefore be it

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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the

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month of March 2011 as "Hibernian Heritage Month" in

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Pennsylvania.

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