ENROLLED
2019 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 144
BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHEXNAYDER
A RESOLUTION
To designate Wednesday, May 29, 2019, as 4-H Day at the state capitol.
WHEREAS, 4-H is the largest youth development organization in the United States
and empowers more than six million young people from the ages of eight to eighteen
throughout the country; and
WHEREAS, through America's one hundred ten 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 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 AgCenter Cooperative Extension System and
includes clubs, camps, and after-school programs to help its members become responsible
citizens leading healthy and productive lives; and
WHEREAS, with a network that includes more than six hundred thousand
volunteers, more than three thousand professionals, and more than twenty-five million
alumni, 4-H helps to shape our country's youth in ways that no other youth organization
does; and
WHEREAS, 4-H empowers all members to reach their full potential, working and
learning in partnership with caring adults, therefore serving as a catalyst for positive change
in its members' lives; 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, and 4-H boys and girls are four
times more likely to contribute to their communities through 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 opportunities for young
people to learn real-world skills that 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, which sponsors first-of-their-kind research projects
that reveal how young people benefit from life-changing experiences; and
WHEREAS, the 4-H state officers are Westin Cobb, president; Antavion Moore, vice
president; Eugenia Williams, secretary; Nydia Cooper, historian/reporter; and Clayton
LeBlanc, 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 House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby designate Wednesday, May 29, 2019, as 4-H Day at
the state capitol.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to 4-H
state president, Westin Cobb.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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