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1 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY LARSON, JACOBS, and METCALF
1 3 A Resolution honoring the Association of Junior Leagues.
1 4 WHEREAS, the Association of Junior Leagues
1 5 International (AJLI) was started in 1901 in New York
1 6 City by 19-year-old socialite Mary Harriman to improve
1 7 the conditions in settlement houses on New York's
1 8 lower east side through programs addressing child
1 9 health, nutrition, and literacy; and
1 10 WHEREAS, the Junior League became an international
1 11 organization in 1912, and now has over 295 chapters
1 12 and 193,000 members dedicated to improving their
1 13 communities through the effective action and
1 14 leadership of trained volunteers; and
1 15 WHEREAS, the purpose of the Junior Leagues has
1 16 always been exclusively educational and charitable,
1 17 which has been manifested in many ways, from the
1 18 sponsoring of nutrition centers and immunization
1 19 programs to the promotion of women's suffrage to
1 20 promotion of women's leadership, power, and
1 21 achievement; and
1 22 WHEREAS, the Junior League State Public Affairs
1 23 Committees started in the 1930s to influence public
1 24 welfare policy and the Iowa committee continues to be
1 25 active and dedicated to improving the lives of women
1 26 and children in Iowa; and
1 27 WHEREAS, there are five Junior League chapters in
1 28 Iowa, in Sioux City, Des Moines, Waterloo-Cedar Falls,
1 29 Cedar Rapids, and the Quad Cities, with a combined
1 30 membership of over 2,000 active and sustaining
2 1 members; and
2 2 WHEREAS, the combined efforts of the Iowa Junior
2 3 League chapters have resulted in the donation of
2 4 thousands of volunteer hours to the betterment of Iowa
2 5 communities; and
2 6 WHEREAS, the Junior League of Iowa numbers among
2 7 its accomplishments the construction of a child care
2 8 center and playgrounds, a homeless shelter, and a
2 9 science station; the creation of board training
2 10 programs and community leader programs; and many more
2 11 projects and programs to benefit the people of Iowa;
2 12 and
2 13 WHEREAS, the Association of Junior Leagues
2 14 International is preparing for its centennial
2 15 celebration of 100 years of volunteer community
2 16 service and leadership in April 2001; NOW THEREFORE,
2 17 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
2 18 That the House of Representatives honor and recognize
2 19 the Association of Junior Leagues International, and
2 20 the Iowa chapters specifically, for the past 100 years
2 21 of dedication, service, and continued outstanding
2 22 educational and charitable efforts in Iowa.
2 23 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That, following adoption of
2 24 this Resolution, the Chief Clerk of the House of
2 25 Representatives send copies to each of the five Iowa
2 26 chapters of the Association of Junior Leagues
2 27 International.
2 28 LSB 2722HH 79
2 29 vl/cf/24
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