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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 130
BY SENATOR THOMPSON
A RESOLUTION
To designate May 31, 2017, as "4-H Day" at the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana and
commends the state 4-H officers.
WHEREAS, 4-H is the largest youth development organization, empowering more
than six million young people throughout the United States of America; and
WHEREAS, through America's land-grant universities, 4-H reaches every corner of
the United States, from urban neighborhoods to suburban schoolyards to rural farming
communities; and
WHEREAS, 4-H represents head, heart, hands, and health as core values of all
members, ages eight to eighteen, and works to develop each through engaging programs; and
WHEREAS, the Louisiana main office of 4-H is the premier youth development
program of the Louisiana State University (LSU) AgCenter Cooperative Extension System,
and includes clubs, camps, and afterschool programs that help members become responsible
citizens leading healthy and productive lives; and
WHEREAS, with a network of more than six million that includes more than five
hundred thousand volunteers, more than three thousand professionals, and more than
twenty-five million alumni; and
WHEREAS, 4-H helps to shape our country's youth in ways that no other youth
organization does; it empowers all members to reach their full potential, working and
learning in partnership with caring adults, and growing together as catalysts for positive
change; and
WHEREAS, 4-H'ers engage in hands-on learning activities in the areas of science,
citizenship, and healthy living; and
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WHEREAS, 4-H girls are two times more likely in grade ten, and nearly three times
more likely in grade twelve, to take part in science programs; 4-H boys and girls are four
times more likely to contribute to their communities, including academic achievement and
civic engagement; and
WHEREAS, the 4-H program is enhanced by leading corporations, foundations, and
organizations, whose support allows the development of cutting-edge models for young
people to learn real-world skills that will better prepare them for the challenges of today and
tomorrow; and
WHEREAS, the national 4-H social networks and social media communities are
managed by the National 4-H Council, and help to further first-of-its-kind research projects
to reveal how young people benefit from life-changing experiences; and
WHEREAS, the state 4-H officers are Jill Wiltz, president; Brittney Lea, vice
president; Taylor Goss, secretary; Stanley Celestine Jr., historian/reporter; and Patrick
Cormier, parliamentarian; and
WHEREAS, each officer works with the entire membership to improve their heads
for managing and clearer thinking, their hearts for caring and greater loyalty, their hands for
giving and enlarging service, and their health to better living, all done for their club, their
community, their country, and their world.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby designate May 31, 2017, as "4-H Day" at the legislature and commends the state
4-H officers.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
4-H state president, Jill Wiltz.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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