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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

HOUSE RESOLUTION DECLARING APRIL OF 2015 TO BE THE "MONTH OF THE

MILITARY CHILD" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     Introduced By: Representatives Malik, Gallison, Azzinaro, Fellela, and Lancia

     Date Introduced: March 31, 2015

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, The Month of April, 2015, will be celebrated across the country as the

"Month of the Military Child" by the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA). Every

day, military families across the nation make numerous sacrifices to support the men and women

in our armed forces, the people who we depend on to defend and preserve the freedoms and

liberties that have made our nation the most free nation on earth; and

     WHEREAS, On a regular basis, military families move around the nation and the globe,

following their military serving spouses and parents. Military children change schools frequently

and this can be a difficult and stressful period for both the children and their parents. The average

military family faces two moves during a child’s high school years, and on average these children

will attend six to nine different schools from kindergarten through the twelfth grade; and

     WHEREAS, During the month of April, there will be numerous special activities

celebrating the Month of the Military Child. PURPLE UP! Day will be celebrated by the DoDEA

on April 15, 2015, where everyone will be encouraged to wear purple to celebrate military

families. Other activities in April will include Patches of Honor, where kids will be invited to

submit their own design of a Patch of Honor, saluting military children at sporting events, hosting

school assemblies in honor of military children, and other assorted special events that focus on

celebrating and honoring military families; now, therefore be it

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

Providence Plantations hereby declares April, 2015, to be the "Month of the Military Child" 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 Rosemarie K. Kraeger, Superintendent

Commission Vice-Chairman, MIC Commissioner - Rhode Island.

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