House Resolution 129 PAG LIN 1 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. ___ 1 2 BY MASCHER 1 3 A Resolution honoring 4=H clubs. 1 4 WHEREAS, 4=H clubs are one of the United States' 1 5 finest youth development organizations; and 1 6 WHEREAS, 4=H clubs exist in every one of Iowa's 99 1 7 counties and in almost every one of the nation's 3,067 1 8 counties; and 1 9 WHEREAS, 4=H clubs have provided Iowa boys and 1 10 girls with educational and leadership opportunities 1 11 through the fundamental principle of "learning by 1 12 doing" since the early 1900s; and 1 13 WHEREAS, the idea for the 4=H club emblem, a four= 1 14 leaf clover, was born in Clarion, Iowa, and came to 1 15 symbolize a four=square education of educational, 1 16 fellowship, physical, and moral development; and 1 17 WHEREAS, the 4=H motto is "To make the best 1 18 better"; and 1 19 WHEREAS, 4=H clubs today offer youth opportunities 1 20 in communications, leadership and career development, 1 21 livestock, home improvement, and computer technology 1 22 in rural and urban areas throughout the world; and 1 23 WHEREAS, the State of Iowa takes great pride in the 1 24 many accomplishments of 4=H clubs and their members 1 25 and leaders in the state; NOW THEREFORE, 1 26 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 1 27 That the House of Representatives gratefully 1 28 acknowledges the contributions of 4=H to the state in 1 29 general and to the youth of the state in particular, 1 30 and extends congratulations to 4=H on its many 2 1 accomplishments; and 2 2 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That an official copy of 2 3 this Resolution be prepared and presented to the State 2 4 4=H Council. 2 5 LSB 6908HH 80 2 6 rj/pj/5