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Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 131
BY REPRESENTATIVE ANDERS
A RESOLUTION
To designate May 30, 2012, as 4-H Day at the legislature and to commend the state 4-H
Executive Board officers, 4-H members, and volunteers throughout the state for their
outstanding accomplishments.
WHEREAS, the LSU AgCenter 4-H program can trace its roots back to the "Corn
Club", which began in Avoyelles Parish in 1908; and
WHEREAS, the 4-H pledge, adopted in 1927, describes the four "Hs" as: Head,
Heart, Hand, and Health; and
WHEREAS, "Learning by Doing" is the 4-H club slogan which encourages members
to develop and improve their critical thinking and communication skills; and
WHEREAS, 4-H members participate in development and outreach programs in
three primary initiatives: citizenship, healthy living, and science, engineering, and
technology; and
WHEREAS, 4-H youth learn leadership and life skills through a variety of projects
on topics such as outdoor skills, aerospace, animal science, nutrition, forestry, and
community service; and
WHEREAS, the Louisiana 4-H Youth Development program continues to expand
to meet the needs of youth, with participation exceeding two hundred fifty thousand
members across the state; and
WHEREAS, through its extraordinary record of research, education, youth
development, and community service, Louisiana 4-H is an invaluable asset to the LSU
AgCenter and the state of Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, today more than twelve hundred 4-H members and volunteers from all
sixty-four parishes are at the capitol for the eleventh annual 4-H Day meeting with
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby designate May 30, 2012, as 4-H Day at the legislature
and does hereby commend the 2011-2012 state 4-H Executive Board officers as follows:
Robert Fusilier, President; Haley Johnson, Vice President; Emily Boswell,
Secretary/Treasurer; Robert Lancon, Historian/Reporter; and Buck Owens, Parliamentarian.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to the state president of the 4-H Executive Board.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES