SLS 19RS-293 ORIGINAL 2019 Regular Session SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 26 BY SENATOR PEACOCK COMMENDATIONS. Recognizes Thursday, April 25, 2019, as Junior League Day at the state capitol and commends the Junior League for its contributions to the state of Louisiana. 1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION 2 To recognize Thursday, April 25, 2019, as Junior League Day at the state capitol and to 3 commend the Junior League for its contributions to the state of Louisiana. 4 WHEREAS, the Junior League is an organization of women committed to promoting 5 volunteerism, developing the potential of women, and improving communities through the 6 action and leadership of trained volunteers; and 7 WHEREAS, the Junior League as an organization is educational and charitable in 8 nature; and 9 WHEREAS, the Junior League's vision is to encourage women to use their leadership 10 training and expertise to be catalysts for lasting change and to make sustainable 11 improvements in our communities; and 12 WHEREAS, the eight Louisiana leagues and more than seven thousand three 13 hundred Junior League members continue to impact the lives of residents across Louisiana 14 through the contributions made by the league's trained volunteers; and 15 WHEREAS, Junior League chapters across the state have made significant financial 16 investments through their community assistance funds, which grant money to nonprofit 17 agencies and community projects that enhance quality of life and contribute to civic vitality. 18 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby Page 1 of 2 SCR NO. 26 SLS 19RS-293 ORIGINAL 1 recognize Thursday, April 25, 2019, as Junior League Day at the state capitol and does 2 hereby commend the dynamic women of the Junior League for their leadership, volunteer 3 service, community impact, and financial investments in the great state of Louisiana. The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Nancy Vicknair. DIGEST SCR 26 Original 2019 Regular Session Peacock Recognizes Thursday, April 25, 2019, as Junior League Day at the state capitol and commends the Junior League for its contributions to the state of La. Page 2 of 2