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Regular Session, 2012
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 32
BY SENATOR CROWE
LEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS. Designates the week of April 1-7, 2012, as "Junior
Auxiliary Week" at the legislature.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON1
To designate the week of April 1-7, 2012, as "Junior Auxiliary Week" at the legislature.2
WHEREAS, the Junior Auxiliary of Slidell, Louisiana, is a chapter of the National3
Association of Junior Auxiliaries, Inc., which represents a serious endeavor on the part of4
women to be active and constructive participants in the community and to assume5
responsible leadership in meeting community needs; and6
WHEREAS, the mission of the National Association of Junior Auxiliaries, Inc., is7
to encourage member chapters to render charitable services which are beneficial to the8
general public, with particular emphasis on children, and to cooperate with other9
organizations performing similar services; and10
WHEREAS, the Junior Auxiliary of Slidell is a nonprofit organization whose11
members are dedicated to serving the children, teens and elderly in the community; and12
WHEREAS, members work actively to perform the mission of the national13
association in Slidell, as well as other communities; and14
WHEREAS, the members are involved in projects directed toward enhancing the15
quality of life for Slidell area children and their families; and16
WHEREAS, in recognition of education as a means to improve a person's quality of17
life, the Junior Auxiliary of Slidell grants the Pat Fritchie Memorial Scholarship to four18 SCR NO. 32
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qualified students in Slidell area public high schools in the amount of one thousand dollars1
each who pursue their education after high school; and2
WHEREAS, the Junior Auxiliary of Slidell also oversees the "Juniors in Service"3
program each school year for students who are juniors in Slidell area high schools; and4
WHEREAS, the program allows those students the opportunity to build leadership5
skills by completing a minimum of twelve hours of service within the community; and6
WHEREAS, the Junior Auxiliary of Slidell is involved in several other community7
projects, including A Day for Girls' Health; Christmas Under the Stars; Cooking with Care;8
Child Welfare Project Hearts United; JA Water Day; JA Women's Build; and Literacy9
Liaison, all of which provide hands-on service to citizens in the Slidell community; and10
WHEREAS, the members of the Junior Auxiliary of Slidell, through their community11
service projects, are committed to being active and constructive participants, and to12
providing responsible leadership to children, teens and the elderly in the Slidell community.13
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby14
designate the week of April 1-7, 2012 as "Junior Auxiliary Week" at the legislature.15
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the16
Junior Auxiliary of Slidell.17
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Nancy Vicknair.
DIGEST
Crowe SCR No.
Designates the week of April 1-7, 2012, as "Junior Auxiliary Week" at the legislature.