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Regular Session, 2013 ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 99
BY SENATOR THOMPSON
A RESOLUTION
To designate May 29, 2013, as "4-H Day" at the legislature and commends the state
Executive Board officers of 4-H.
WHEREAS, LSU AgCenter 4-H program participants gain knowledge and life skills
enabling them to become positive, productive, and compassionate members of their
communities; and
WHEREAS, 4-H has three primary program initiatives: citizenship; healthy living;
and science, engineering and technology; and
WHEREAS, 4-H youth learn leadership, citizenship and life skills through a variety
of projects with topics such as outdoor skills, aerospace, animal science, nutrition, forestry
and community service; and
WHEREAS, "Learn by doing" is the 4-H club slogan which encourages members to
make things, take part in club meetings, help their neighbors through club activities, learn
interesting new things, learn to follow and learn to lead; and
WHEREAS, the Louisiana 4-H Youth Development program continues to expand
to meet the needs of youth, with participation exceeding two hundred forty thousand in
Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, today over twelve hundred 4-H members and volunteers from all sixty-
four parishes are at the Capitol for the twelfth annual 4-H Day meeting legislators and
learning about the legislative process.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby designate May 29, 2013, as 4-H Day at the legislature and commends the state
officers of 4-H.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana also
recognizes and commends the 2012-2013 state 4-H Executive Board officers as follows:
Hailey Johnson, President; Mary Johns, Vice President; Madison Bonsall, Secretary; Peyton
Arthur, Historian/Reporter; and Brittany Domingue, Parliamentarian. SR NO. 99 ENROLLED
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
state president of the 4-H Executive Board.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE