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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

PROCLAIMING FEBRUARY 24TH THROUGH MARCH 2ND, 2019, AS "PEACE CORPS

WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     Introduced By: Representatives O'Brien, Maldonado, Cassar, Messier, and Solomon

     Date Introduced: February 26, 2019

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, The Peace Corps is an organization guided by committed individuals who

provide their leadership and support and, like volunteers, have the same spirit of dedication to the

work of the agency; and

     WHEREAS, The Peace Corps traces its roots and mission to 1960, when then-Senator

John F. Kennedy challenged students at the University of Michigan to serve their country in the

cause of peace by living and working in developing countries. From that inspiration grew an

agency of the federal government devoted to world peace and friendship; and

     WHEREAS, Since that time, more than 230,000 Peace Corps Volunteers have served in

more than 141 host countries to work on issues ranging from AIDS education to information

technology and environmental preservation; and

     WHEREAS, Today's Peace Corps is more vital than ever, contributing to emerging and

essential areas such as information technology, business development, and the President's

Emergency Plan for AIDS relief. Peace Corps Volunteers continue to help countless individuals

who want to build a better life for themselves, their children, and their communities; now,

therefore be it

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

Providence Plantations hereby proclaims February 24th through March 2nd, 2019, as "Peace Corps

Week" in the State of Rhode Island. We commend the Peace Corps and all those who have served

as Peace Corps volunteers for the great contributions they have made to world peace and

understanding, for the betterment of the lives of the citizens of the countries where volunteers

have served and of our own nation; 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 Director of the Peace Corps, Dr. Josephine K.

Olsen.

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