1 | | - | Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota |
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2 | | - | In Regular Session Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025 |
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| 1 | + | 25.3098.01000 |
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| 2 | + | Sixty-ninth |
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| 3 | + | Legislative Assembly |
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| 4 | + | of North Dakota |
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| 5 | + | Introduced by |
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| 6 | + | Representatives Lefor, Ista |
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| 7 | + | A concurrent resolution declaring February 13, 2025, as "Giving Hearts Day." |
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| 8 | + | WHEREAS, Giving Hearts Day was started in 2008 by the Dakota Medical Foundation and |
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| 9 | + | Impact Foundation as the first 24-hour regional giving event of its kind, with the Alex Stern |
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| 10 | + | Family Foundation joining in 2014; and |
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| 11 | + | WHEREAS, givingheartsday.org is a gateway for North Dakota citizens and beyond to |
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| 12 | + | support hundreds of charitable organizations working to improve health and quality of life across |
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| 13 | + | our state; and |
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| 14 | + | WHEREAS, the Dakota Medical Foundation, Impact Foundation, and Alex Stern Family |
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| 15 | + | Foundation jointly support the training and coaching of nonprofit organizations to dramatically |
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| 16 | + | improve and expand their impact in their communities; and |
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| 17 | + | WHEREAS, since inception, Giving Hearts Day has raised more than $195 million to |
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| 18 | + | support regional charities, and last year, 612 charities received $29.3 million through 40,000 |
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| 19 | + | caring donors who gave 87,000 gifts, made 1,722 volunteer pledges, and donated more than |
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| 20 | + | 5,000 pounds of food and other goods; and |
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| 21 | + | WHEREAS, Giving Hearts Day 2025 includes nearly 625 charitable causes, and offers |
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| 22 | + | more than $250 million in awards and incentives spanning across the entire state of North |
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| 23 | + | Dakota and northwestern Minnesota; and |
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| 24 | + | WHEREAS, Giving Hearts Day has set a bold goal to build the most generous region in the |
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| 25 | + | nation by 2028, supporting North Dakota in becoming the number one state for volunteerism |
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| 26 | + | and donated goods and making Giving Hearts Day the number one giving day in the nation. |
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| 27 | + | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF |
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| 28 | + | NORTH DAKOTA, THE SENATE CONCURRING THEREIN: |
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| 29 | + | That the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly declares February 13, 2025, as "Giving Hearts |
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| 30 | + | Day"; and |
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| 31 | + | Page No. 1 25.3098.01000 |
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4 | | - | (Representatives Lefor, Ista) |
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5 | | - | A concurrent resolution declaring February 13, 2025, as "Giving Hearts Day." |
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6 | | - | WHEREAS, Giving Hearts Day was started in 2008 by the Dakota Medical Foundation and Impact |
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7 | | - | Foundation as the first 24-hour regional giving event of its kind, with the Alex Stern Family Foundation |
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8 | | - | joining in 2014; and |
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9 | | - | WHEREAS, givingheartsday.org is a gateway for North Dakota citizens and beyond to support |
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10 | | - | hundreds of charitable organizations working to improve health and quality of life across our state; and |
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11 | | - | WHEREAS, the Dakota Medical Foundation, Impact Foundation, and Alex Stern Family Foundation |
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12 | | - | jointly support the training and coaching of nonprofit organizations to dramatically improve and expand |
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13 | | - | their impact in their communities; and |
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14 | | - | WHEREAS, since inception, Giving Hearts Day has raised more than $195 million to support |
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15 | | - | regional charities, and last year, 612 charities received $29.3 million through 40,000 caring donors who |
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16 | | - | gave 87,000 gifts, made 1,722 volunteer pledges, and donated more than 5,000 pounds of food and |
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17 | | - | other goods; and |
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18 | | - | WHEREAS, Giving Hearts Day 2025 includes nearly 625 charitable causes, and offers more than |
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19 | | - | $250 million in awards and incentives spanning across the entire state of North Dakota and |
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20 | | - | northwestern Minnesota; and |
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21 | | - | WHEREAS, Giving Hearts Day has set a bold goal to build the most generous region in the nation |
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22 | | - | by 2028, supporting North Dakota in becoming the number one state for volunteerism and donated |
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23 | | - | goods and making Giving Hearts Day the number one giving day in the nation; |
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24 | | - | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF NORTH |
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25 | | - | DAKOTA, THE SENATE CONCURRING THEREIN: |
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26 | | - | That the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly declares February 13, 2025, as "Giving Hearts Day"; and |
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27 | | - | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED , that the Secretary of State forward copies of this resolution to the |
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28 | | - | Dakota Medical Foundation, Impact Foundation, and the Alex Stern Family Foundation. H. R. NO. 3027 - PAGE 2 |
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29 | | - | ____________________________ ____________________________ |
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30 | | - | Speaker of the House President of the Senate |
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31 | | - | ____________________________ ____________________________ |
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32 | | - | Chief Clerk of the House Secretary of the Senate |
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33 | | - | Filed in this office this ___________day of _______________________________________, 2025, |
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34 | | - | at ________ o’clock ________M. |
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35 | | - | ____________________________ |
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36 | | - | Secretary of State |
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| 57 | + | 24 Sixty-ninth |
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| 58 | + | Legislative Assembly |
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| 59 | + | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED , that the Secretary of State forward copies of this resolution |
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| 60 | + | to the Dakota Medical Foundation, Impact Foundation, and the Alex Stern Family Foundation. |
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