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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

RECOGNIZING CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION MONTH AND COMMENDING

THE EAST PROVIDENCE HIGH SCHOOL DECA CHAPTER FOR ITS EFFORTS TO

PROMOTE AND ADVANCE CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN RHODE

ISLAND

     Introduced By: Representatives Amore, Melo, Kazarian, and Hearn

     Date Introduced: March 26, 2015

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in

marketing, finance, hospitality, and management in high schools and colleges around the globe;

and

     WHEREAS, DECA is organized into two unique student divisions, each with programs

designed to address the learning styles, interest and focus of its members. The High School

Division includes 200,000 members in 3,500 schools worldwide; and

     WHEREAS, With a nearly 70-year history, DECA has impacted the lives of more than

ten million students, educators, school administrators and business professionals since its

founding in 1946. DECA's strong connection with local organizations has resonated into a brand

that people identify as a remarkable experience in the preparation of emerging leaders and

entrepreneurs; and

     WHEREAS, The East Providence High School Chapter of DECA, under the leadership

of Chapter President Sam Lawrence, engaged in DECA community service, advocacy and

outreach campaigns during the 2015 Career and Technical Education Month, completing three

school outreach activities, three public policymaker outreach activities, and three community

outreach activities; and

     WHEREAS, Included in the school's community outreach activities was Operation

Comfort Pack, which is a charity dedicated to providing children entering the foster care system

with backpacks filled with necessities that will make their transition into a new home much

easier; and

     WHEREAS, For their efforts in conjunction with this charity, the members of the East

Providence High School DECA Chapter were awarded 1st place in the Community Service

Project competition for Rhode Island; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

Providence Plantations hereby recognizes Career and Technical Education Month and commends

the East Providence High School DECA Chapter for it’s continued efforts to raise awareness of

career and technical education in our state; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Sam Lawrence, President, East Providence

High School Chapter of DECA.

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