HLS 19RS-1266 ORIGINAL
2019 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 68
BY REPRESENTATIVE DUPLESSIS
SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes April 25, 2019, as Jack and Jill Day at the
state capitol
1 A RESOLUTION
2To recognize Thursday, April 25, 2019, as Jack and Jill Day at the state capitol.
3 WHEREAS, Jack and Jill of America, Incorporated, is a membership organization
4that is dedicated to nurturing future African American leaders through an emphasis on
5leadership development, volunteer service, philanthropic giving, and civic duty; and
6 WHEREAS, the organization was founded on January 24, 1938, in Philadelphia,
7Pennsylvania, when twenty mothers came together to discuss the creation of an organization
8to provide social, cultural, and educational opportunities for youth between the ages of two
9and nineteen; and
10 WHEREAS, Jack and Jill had ten chapters in 1946; today the organization boasts
11more than two hundred thirty chapters nationwide, representing more than forty thousand
12members; and
13 WHEREAS, each chapter of Jack and Jill plans annual activities to promote a
14national theme; and
15 WHEREAS, through service projects, Jack and Jill enables children to grow and
16develop, and through lobbying, educational programming, dissemination of education
17materials, and the organization of community events, Jack and Jill promotes public
18awareness and enhances the interests of children; and
19 WHEREAS, within Jack and Jill, implementation of the 5A Action Plan attempts to
20increase the organization's legislative sphere of influence by encouraging members to align,
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1activate, advocate, act, and acknowledge in order to cultivate educated and engaged citizens
2who can carry on its legacy of advocacy and civic duty; and
3 WHEREAS, each year, Jack and Jill attempts to help children understand the
4political process by sponsoring a visit to the capitol to give them an opportunity to attend
5legislative meetings, tour the state capitol, visit with their representatives, and network with
6other persons; and
7 WHEREAS, prior to visiting the capitol, teens are provided with a curriculum
8designated to encourage and prepare them to learn who their representatives are, understand
9the issues that affect youth, become familiar with the structure of their state government, and
10understand the issues that affect their local communities and the state as a whole.
11 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
12Legislature of Louisiana does hereby designate Thursday, April 25, 2019, as Jack and Jill
13Day at the state capitol and does hereby extend gratitude to Jack and Jill of America,
14Incorporated, for its manifold contributions to the children and youth of the great state of
15Louisiana.
16 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
17to the Baton Rouge chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Incorporated.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HR 68 Original 2019 Regular Session Duplessis
Recognizes Apr. 25, 2019, as Jack and Jill Day at the state capitol.
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