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Regular Session, 2012 ENROLLED
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 32
BY SENATOR CROWE AND REPRESENTATI VES CROMER AND PEARSON
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON
To designate the week of April 1-7, 2012, as "Junior Auxiliary Week" at the legislature.
WHEREAS, the Junior Auxiliary of Slidell, Louisiana, is a chapter of the National
Association of Junior Auxiliaries, Inc., which represents a serious endeavor on the part of
women to be active and constructive participants in the community and to assume
responsible leadership in meeting community needs; and
WHEREAS, the mission of the National Association of Junior Auxiliaries, Inc., is
to encourage member chapters to render charitable services which are beneficial to the
general public, with particular emphasis on children, and to cooperate with other
organizations performing similar services; and
WHEREAS, the Junior Auxiliary of Slidell is a nonprofit organization whose
members are dedicated to serving the children, teens and elderly in the community; and
WHEREAS, members work actively to perform the mission of the national
association in Slidell, as well as other communities; and
WHEREAS, the members are involved in projects directed toward enhancing the
quality of life for Slidell area children and their families; and
WHEREAS, in recognition of education as a means to improve a person's quality of
life, the Junior Auxiliary of Slidell grants the Pat Fritchie Memorial Scholarship to four
qualified students in Slidell area public high schools in the amount of one thousand dollars
each who pursue their education after high school; and
WHEREAS, the Junior Auxiliary of Slidell also oversees the "Juniors in Service"
program each school year for students who are juniors in Slidell area high schools; and
WHEREAS, the program allows those students the opportunity to build leadership
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WHEREAS, the Junior Auxiliary of Slidell is involved in several other community
projects, including A Day for Girls' Health; Christmas Under the Stars; Cooking with Care;
Child Welfare Project Hearts United; JA Water Day; JA Women's Build; and Literacy
Liaison, all of which provide hands-on service to citizens in the Slidell community; and
WHEREAS, the members of the Junior Auxiliary of Slidell, through their community
service projects, are committed to being active and constructive participants, and to
providing responsible leadership to children, teens and the elderly in the Slidell community.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
designate the week of April 1-7, 2012, as "Junior Auxiliary Week" at the legislature.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
Junior Auxiliary of Slidell.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES