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1 1 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. ___
1 2 BY HORBACH
1 3 A Concurrent Resolution honoring the Iowa Big Brothers
1 4 Big Sisters Association during the week beginning
1 5 March 25, 2002.
1 6 WHEREAS, the Iowa Big Brothers Big Sisters
1 7 Association consists of 11 nationally affiliated Big
1 8 Brothers Big Sisters organizations located throughout
1 9 Iowa; and
1 10 WHEREAS, the mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters
1 11 organizations is to make a positive difference in the
1 12 lives of children and youth, primarily through a
1 13 professionally supported one-to-one relationship with
1 14 a caring adult, and to assist children and youth in
1 15 achieving their highest potential as they grow to
1 16 become confident, competent, and caring individuals,
1 17 by providing committed volunteers, national
1 18 leadership, and standards of excellence; and
1 19 WHEREAS, more than 2,000 children are receiving
1 20 one-to-one mentoring services in this state through
1 21 the Iowa association; and
1 22 WHEREAS, national studies have shown the positive
1 23 results for those children participating in Big
1 24 Brothers Big Sisters programs in avoiding the use of
1 25 alcohol and other drugs, completing education,
1 26 reducing the use of violence, and improving family
1 27 relationships; and
1 28 WHEREAS, there is a need for additional adult
1 29 mentors as there are over 700 children waiting for a
1 30 big brother or big sister match; NOW THEREFORE,
2 1 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE
2 2 SENATE CONCURRING, That the Iowa General Assembly
2 3 recognizes the week beginning March 25, 2002, as Big
2 4 Brothers Big Sisters week, in honor of the Iowa Big
2 5 Brothers Big Sisters Association and its members:
2 6 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cedar Rapids & East
2 7 Central Iowa
2 8 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Clinton
2 9 Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Quad Cities
2 10 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa, Inc.
2 11 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dubuque County
2 12 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Johnson County
2 13 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Great River
2 14 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Marshall County, Inc.
2 15 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Muscatine County
2 16 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Siouxland
2 17 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Iowa; and
2 18 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the citizens of Iowa
2 19 are encouraged to support the member organizations of
2 20 the Iowa Big Brothers Big Sisters Association with
2 21 contributions and volunteer time so that the
2 22 organizations may serve all of the children in all of
2 23 the counties of the state in which there is a need.
2 24 LSB 5115HH 79
2 25 jp/cls/14
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