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1-Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota
2-In Regular Session Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025
1+25.3098.01000
2+Sixty-ninth
3+Legislative Assembly
4+of North Dakota
5+Introduced by
6+Representatives Lefor, Ista
7+A concurrent resolution declaring February 13, 2025, as "Giving Hearts Day."
8+WHEREAS, Giving Hearts Day was started in 2008 by the Dakota Medical Foundation and
9+Impact Foundation as the first 24-hour regional giving event of its kind, with the Alex Stern
10+Family Foundation joining in 2014; and
11+WHEREAS, givingheartsday.org is a gateway for North Dakota citizens and beyond to
12+support hundreds of charitable organizations working to improve health and quality of life across
13+our state; and
14+WHEREAS, the Dakota Medical Foundation, Impact Foundation, and Alex Stern Family
15+Foundation jointly support the training and coaching of nonprofit organizations to dramatically
16+improve and expand their impact in their communities; and
17+WHEREAS, since inception, Giving Hearts Day has raised more than $195 million to
18+support regional charities, and last year, 612 charities received $29.3 million through 40,000
19+caring donors who gave 87,000 gifts, made 1,722 volunteer pledges, and donated more than
20+5,000 pounds of food and other goods; and
21+WHEREAS, Giving Hearts Day 2025 includes nearly 625 charitable causes, and offers
22+more than $250 million in awards and incentives spanning across the entire state of North
23+Dakota and northwestern Minnesota; and
24+WHEREAS, Giving Hearts Day has set a bold goal to build the most generous region in the
25+nation by 2028, supporting North Dakota in becoming the number one state for volunteerism
26+and donated goods and making Giving Hearts Day the number one giving day in the nation.
27+NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF
28+NORTH DAKOTA, THE SENATE CONCURRING THEREIN:
29+That the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly declares February 13, 2025, as "Giving Hearts
30+Day"; and
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332 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 3027
4-(Representatives Lefor, Ista)
5-A concurrent resolution declaring February 13, 2025, as "Giving Hearts Day."
6-WHEREAS, Giving Hearts Day was started in 2008 by the Dakota Medical Foundation and Impact
7-Foundation as the first 24-hour regional giving event of its kind, with the Alex Stern Family Foundation
8-joining in 2014; and
9-WHEREAS, givingheartsday.org is a gateway for North Dakota citizens and beyond to support
10-hundreds of charitable organizations working to improve health and quality of life across our state; and
11-WHEREAS, the Dakota Medical Foundation, Impact Foundation, and Alex Stern Family Foundation
12-jointly support the training and coaching of nonprofit organizations to dramatically improve and expand
13-their impact in their communities; and
14-WHEREAS, since inception, Giving Hearts Day has raised more than $195 million to support
15-regional charities, and last year, 612 charities received $29.3 million through 40,000 caring donors who
16-gave 87,000 gifts, made 1,722 volunteer pledges, and donated more than 5,000 pounds of food and
17-other goods; and
18-WHEREAS, Giving Hearts Day 2025 includes nearly 625 charitable causes, and offers more than
19-$250 million in awards and incentives spanning across the entire state of North Dakota and
20-northwestern Minnesota; and
21-WHEREAS, Giving Hearts Day has set a bold goal to build the most generous region in the nation
22-by 2028, supporting North Dakota in becoming the number one state for volunteerism and donated
23-goods and making Giving Hearts Day the number one giving day in the nation;
24-NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF NORTH
25-DAKOTA, THE SENATE CONCURRING THEREIN:
26-That the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly declares February 13, 2025, as "Giving Hearts Day"; and
27-BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED , that the Secretary of State forward copies of this resolution to the
28-Dakota Medical Foundation, Impact Foundation, and the Alex Stern Family Foundation. H. R. NO. 3027 - PAGE 2
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30-Speaker of the House President of the Senate
31-____________________________ ____________________________
32-Chief Clerk of the House Secretary of the Senate
33-Filed in this office this ___________day of _______________________________________, 2025,
34-at ________ o’clock ________M.
35-____________________________
36-Secretary of State
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59+BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED , that the Secretary of State forward copies of this resolution
60+to the Dakota Medical Foundation, Impact Foundation, and the Alex Stern Family Foundation.
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