SLS 14RS-4049 ORIGINAL Page 1 of 2 Regular Session, 2014 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 132 BY SENATOR THOMPSON LEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS. Designates May 28, 2014, as 4-H Day at the legislature and commends the state officers of 4-H. A RESOLUTION1 To designate May 28, 2014, as 4-H Day at the legislature and to commend the state 4-H2 Executive Board officers.3 WHEREAS, LSU AgCenter 4-H program participants gain knowledge and life skills4 enabling them to become positive, productive, and compassionate members of their5 communities; and6 WHEREAS, 4-H has three primary program initiatives: citizenship; healthy living;7 and science, engineering, and technology; and8 WHEREAS, 4-H youth learn leadership and life skills through a variety of projects9 on topics such as outdoor skills, aerospace, animal science, nutrition, forestry, and10 community service; and11 WHEREAS, "Learning by Doing" is the 4-H club slogan which encourages members12 to develop and improve their critical thinking and communication skills; and13 WHEREAS, the Louisiana 4-H Youth Development program continues to expand14 to meet the needs of youth, with participation exceeding two hundred forty thousand15 members across the state; and16 WHEREAS, through its extraordinary record of research, education, youth17 development, and community service, Louisiana 4-H is an invaluable asset to the LSU18 AgCenter and the state of Louisiana; and19 SR NO. 132 SLS 14RS-4049 ORIGINAL Page 2 of 2 WHEREAS, today more than twelve hundred 4-H members and volunteers from all1 sixty-four parishes are at the capitol for the thirteenth annual 4-H Day meeting legislators2 and learning about the legislative process.3 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana4 does hereby designate May 28, 2014, as 4-H Day at the legislature.5 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana also6 recognizes and commends the 2013-2014 state 4-H Executive Board officers as follows:7 Anne Catherine LeBlanc, President; Benjamin "Buck" Owens, Vice President; McKenna8 Jenkins, Secretary; Kreig Todd, Historian/Reporter; and Austin Gaspard, Parliamentarian.9 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the10 state president of the 4-H Executive Board.11 The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Tammy Crain Waldrop. DIGEST Thompson SR No. 132 Designate May 28, 2014, as 4-H Day at the legislature and to commend the state 4-H Executive Board officers.