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2021 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 59
BY SENATOR CATHEY
SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH. Designates May 26, 2021, as 4-H Day at the Senate of
the Legislature of Louisiana and commends the state 4-H officers.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To designate May 26, 2021, as 4-H Day at the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana and
3 commend the state 4-H officers.
4 WHEREAS, 4-H is the largest youth development organization, empowering more
5 than six million young people throughout the United States of America; and
6 WHEREAS, through America's land-grant universities, 4-H reaches every corner of
7 the United States, from urban neighborhoods to suburban schoolyards to rural farming
8 communities; and
9 WHEREAS, 4-H represents head, heart, hands, and health as core values of all
10 members, ages eight to eighteen, and works to develop each through engaging programs; and
11 WHEREAS, the Louisiana main office of 4-H is the premier youth development
12 program of the Louisiana State University AgCenter Cooperative Extension System, and
13 includes clubs, camps, and after-school programs that help members become responsible
14 citizens leading healthy and productive lives; and
15 WHEREAS, with a network of more than six million that includes more than five
16 hundred thousand volunteers, more than three thousand professionals, and more than
17 twenty-five million alumni, 4-H helps to shape our country's youth in ways that no other
18 youth organization does; it empowers all members to reach their full potential, working and
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1 learning in partnership with caring adults, and growing together as catalysts for positive
2 change; and
3 WHEREAS, 4-H'ers engage in hands-on learning activities in the areas of science,
4 citizenship, and healthy living; and
5 WHEREAS, 4-H girls are two times more likely in grade ten, and nearly three times
6 more likely in grade twelve, to take part in science programs; 4-H boys and girls are four
7 times more likely to contribute to their communities, including economic achievement and
8 civic engagement; and
9 WHEREAS, the 4-H program is enhanced by leading corporations, foundations, and
10 organizations whose support allows the development of cutting edge models for young
11 people to learn real-world skills that better prepare them for the challenges of today and
12 tomorrow; and
13 WHEREAS, the national 4-H social networks and social media communities are
14 managed by the National 4-H Council and help to further first of its kind research projects
15 to reveal how young people benefit from life-changing experiences; and
16 WHEREAS, the state 4-H officers are Anna Little, president; Ty Hebert,
17 vice-president; Emily Deshotel, secretary; Avery VandeVen, historian/reporter; and Mallory
18 Meaux, treasurer; and
19 WHEREAS, each officer works with the entire membership to improve their heads
20 for managing clearer thinking, their hearts for caring and greater loyalty, their hands for
21 giving and enlarging service, and their health to better living, all done for their club, their
22 community, their country, and their world.
23 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
24 does hereby designate May 26, 2021, as 4-H Day at the Senate of the Legislature of
25 Louisiana and commends the state 4-H officers.
26 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
27 state 4-H president, Anna Little.
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The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Curry Lann.
DIGEST
SR 59 Original 2021 Regular Session Cathey
Designates May 26, 2021, as 4-H Day at the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana and
commends the state 4-H officers.
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