House Resolution 166 - Introduced

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  1  1                HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2  BY  BERRY, KRESSIG, SHOULTZ, JENKINS, REASONER, FORD,
  1  3    OLDSON, PETERSEN, R. OLSON, HUNTER, McCARTHY, and
  1  4                         FALLON
  1  5 A Resolution congratulating the Iowa communities named among
  1  6    the 100 Best Communities for Young People.
  1  7    WHEREAS, Black Hawk County and the cities of Des
  1  8 Moines and Lamoni have been named by America's
  1  9 Promise==The Alliance for Youth as winning communities
  1 10 in a first ever national competition to identify 100
  1 11 Best Communities for Young People; and
  1 12    WHEREAS, Black Hawk County and the cities of Des
  1 13 Moines and Lamoni are being celebrated for their
  1 14 commitment to provide safe, healthy, and caring
  1 15 environments for young people; and
  1 16    WHEREAS, these Iowa communities were among the
  1 17 winners chosen by a distinguished selection panel of
  1 18 civic, business, and nonprofit leaders including
  1 19 United Way of America president Brian Gallagher,
  1 20 United States Chamber of Commerce president Tom
  1 21 Donohue, NBC Washington Bureau chief and moderator of
  1 22 Meet the Press Tim Russert, former United States
  1 23 Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala,
  1 24 baseball great Cal Ripken, Jr., and former Denver
  1 25 mayor Wellington Webb; and
  1 26    WHEREAS, Black Hawk County is being recognized, in
  1 27 part, for the innovative programs benefiting its young
  1 28 people, including the local Kids Cafe that provides
  1 29 after school tutoring, a healthy meal, and mentoring
  1 30 to local children, the Trolley Kids program that
  2  1 provides transportation for children to safe
  2  2 activities during the summer, and the Family and
  2  3 Children's Council's What's Where in Parenting
  2  4 resource directory of activities and services
  2  5 available for youth in the community; and
  2  6    WHEREAS, the city of Des Moines is being
  2  7 recognized, in part, because of its youth programs
  2  8 including the Youth Advisory Board, an appointed
  2  9 policy=making body of fifteen youths and seven adults,
  2 10 and the United Way's Emerging Leaders Initiative that
  2 11 is working to create lasting change in community
  2 12 conditions affecting youth; and
  2 13    WHEREAS, the city of Lamoni is being recognized, in
  2 14 part, for its programs that focus on the community's
  2 15 "small town, rural work ethic" to ensure that youth
  2 16 learn responsibility, teamwork, and leadership skills,
  2 17 including the Across Ages mentoring program matching
  2 18 at=risk middle school youth with senior adults in the
  2 19 community; and
  2 20    WHEREAS, the citizens of Iowa are justly proud that
  2 21 Black Hawk County and the cities of Des Moines and
  2 22 Lamoni are communities awarded recognition for their
  2 23 commitment to safe, healthy, and caring environments
  2 24 for young people; NOW THEREFORE,
  2 25    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
  2 26 That Black Hawk County and the cities of Des Moines
  2 27 and Lamoni are congratulated for their communities'
  2 28 commitment to young people; and
  2 29    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That, upon passage,
  2 30 enrolled copies of this Resolution be sent to
  3  1 representatives of Black Hawk County and the cities of
  3  2 Des Moines and Lamoni.
  3  3 LSB 6678HH 81
  3  4 eg:nh/je/5