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1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY CONNOLLY and REHBERG
1 3 A Resolution relating to support of Best Buddies Iowa
1 4 and urging continued federal funding of the program.
1 5 WHEREAS, there are more than 7.5 million people
1 6 with intellectual disabilities in the United States
1 7 and as many as 250 million worldwide; and
1 8 WHEREAS, individuals with intellectual disabilities
1 9 often experience isolation and exclusion from
1 10 community activities because of limited opportunities
1 11 to associate with persons other than their immediate
1 12 family and paid workers; and
1 13 WHEREAS, Best Buddies is a nonprofit organization
1 14 dedicated to enhancing the lives of people with
1 15 intellectual disabilities by providing opportunities
1 16 for one-to-one friendships and integrated employment;
1 17 and
1 18 WHEREAS, Best Buddies has grown from one chapter on
1 19 one college campus to a vibrant, international
1 20 organization involving participants annually on more
1 21 than 750 middle school, high school, and college
1 22 campuses in the United States, Canada, Cuba, Egypt,
1 23 Greece, Ireland, and Sweden; and
1 24 WHEREAS, Best Buddies has touched the lives of over
1 25 175,000 individuals in its 13-year existence; and
1 26 WHEREAS, Best Buddies Iowa currently serves nine
1 27 college chapters and nine high school chapters within
1 28 our state and has a long-term goal of involving all
1 29 schools within Iowa in its mission to bring
1 30 friendships to individuals with intellectual
2 1 disabilities; NOW THEREFORE,
2 2 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Iowa Senate
2 3 appreciates the work that Best Buddies Iowa performs
2 4 and urges the federal government to continue to fund
2 5 this program; and
2 6 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Iowa Senate
2 7 encourages state agencies, county central points of
2 8 coordination, education providers, and area education
2 9 agencies to work with Best Buddies Iowa to find
2 10 additional funding for a middle school program and to
2 11 further expand its current programs into additional
2 12 communities; and
2 13 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this
2 14 Resolution be sent by the Secretary of the Senate to
2 15 the President of the United States, the President of
2 16 the Senate of the United States, the Speaker of the
2 17 United States House of Representatives; the majority
2 18 and minority leaders of the United States Senate, the
2 19 majority and minority leaders of the United States
2 20 House of Representatives, and each member of Iowa's
2 21 congressional delegation.
2 22 LSB 2674SS 80
2 23 dea/cf/24
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