SLS 21RS-3722 ORIGINAL
2021 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 254
BY SENATOR BARROW
COMMENDAT IONS. Commends Volunteers of America on the occasion of its one
hundred twenty-fifth anniversary.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To commend Volunteers of America (VOA) on the occasion of its one hundred twenty-fifth
3 anniversary.
4 WHEREAS, for one hundred twenty-five years, the Volunteers of America has
5 served on the frontlines helping countless people, maintaining its mission of serving the
6 country's most vulnerable; and
7 WHEREAS, Volunteers of America has become one of the nation's largest and most
8 comprehensive human service organization with sixteen thousand paid professionals
9 operating thirty affiliates in forty-six states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico; and
10 WHEREAS, when Volunteers of America was founded, the principle of volunteerism
11 meant to serve others as a vocation; and
12 WHEREAS, Volunteers of America, one of the largest charities in the United States,
13 mobilizes each time the organization becomes aware of an area where assistance is needed;
14 and
15 WHEREAS, from homeless veterans to seniors and families in need, to at risk youth,
16 men and women returning home from prison, and those recovering from addiction, the
17 organization continues to transform and empower lives in communities nationwide; and
18 WHEREAS, most recently, Volunteers of America has launched programs to help
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1 those with moral injury.
2 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
3 does hereby commend and congratulate Volunteers of America on the occasion of its one
4 hundred twenty-fifth anniversary, record and recognize its contributions to this state, and
5 extend much appreciation for VOA's long, dedicated, and significant service to Louisiana.
6 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
7 Volunteers of America.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Angela L. De Jean.
DIGEST
SR 254 Original 2021 Regular Session Barrow
Commends VOA on the occasion of its 125th anniversary.
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