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| 2019 -- H 5534 Enacted 02/26/2019 |
| 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 |
| 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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