PRINTER'S NO. 2274
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
260
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY D. MILLER, SHUSTERMAN, SIEGEL, HOWARD, MADDEN,
McNEILL, GALLAGHER, DONAHUE, KINSEY, HILL-EVANS, GREEN,
BOROWSKI, D. WILLIAMS, KHAN, SANCHEZ, HADDOCK, FREEMAN,
PARKER, MENTZER, CURRY, CERRATO AND DALEY, NOVEMBER 8, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, NOVEMBER 8, 2023
A RESOLUTION
Designating January 21, 2024, as "AmeriCorps Day" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, From September 2023 to September 2024, AmeriCorps is
celebrating its 30th anniversary of public service to our
nation; and
WHEREAS, Every year, more than 200,000 people enroll to serve
our nation by volunteering with AmeriCorps, an organization
created through the bipartisan National and Community Service
Trust Act of 1993, championed by former President Bill Clinton
and former Senator Bob Dole; and
WHEREAS, Harris Wofford, a former Senator from Pennsylvania,
served as CEO of the Corporation for National and Community
Service from 1995 to 2001, and in that capacity oversaw
AmeriCorps and contributed to its development and growth; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Wofford continued to advocate for national
service and volunteering until his death on January 21, 2019;
and
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