House Resolution 117 - Introduced

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                                    H.R. ________ S.R. ________


  1  1                HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2              BY  MCCARTHY, PALMER, STAED,
  1  3         KRESSIG, GAYMAN, TOMENGA, and SCHICKEL
  1  4 A Resolution honoring AARP on its 50th Anniversary.
  1  5    WHEREAS, AARP is a voluntary, nonprofit,
  1  6 nonpartisan membership organization with a 50=year
  1  7 history of leading positive social change by
  1  8 harnessing the individual and collective power of its
  1  9 members to make life better for all Iowa residents as
  1 10 they age; and
  1 11    WHEREAS, AARP has, since being founded in 1958 by
  1 12 retired educator Ethel Percy Andrus, taken as its
  1 13 motto "To serve, not to be served"; and
  1 14    WHEREAS, AARP's "army of useful citizens" in our
  1 15 state includes numerous volunteers whose selfless
  1 16 service includes money management and tax preparation
  1 17 assistance, safe driving courses, advocacy, job
  1 18 training, intergenerational learning, community
  1 19 rebuilding, home visitation, and nonpartisan voter
  1 20 education; and
  1 21    WHEREAS, AARP has amplified its members' voices on
  1 22 issues of statewide importance such as affordable,
  1 23 quality health care, lifetime financial security, and
  1 24 consumer protection; and
  1 25    WHEREAS, AARP has helped to foster proactive
  1 26 policies that enable our citizens to achieve the
  1 27 quality of life and peace of mind they deserve; and
  1 28    WHEREAS, AARP shares Iowa's belief that diversity
  1 29 in age, economic status, attitudes, ability, and
  1 30 lifestyles is a source of profound state and national
  2  1 strength; and
  2  2    WHEREAS, AARP works to develop strong communities
  2  3 that are characterized by affordable and appropriate
  2  4 housing, ease of mobility, and features and services
  2  5 that support the lives and lifestyles of people of all
  2  6 ages; and
  2  7    WHEREAS, AARP has successfully built important
  2  8 alliances statewide among businesses, communities, and
  2  9 Iowa residents of all generations; and
  2 10    WHEREAS, AARP continues to advocate for an economic
  2 11 environment throughout our state that supports and
  2 12 promotes the loyalty, reliability, flexibility, and
  2 13 potential of mature workers; and
  2 14    WHEREAS, AARP recognizes that ensuring the
  2 15 protection, safety, integrity, involvement, security,
  2 16 health, lifestyle, and well=being of citizens 50 years
  2 17 of age and older is not a destination but a continuing
  2 18 journey; NOW THEREFORE,
  2 19    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
  2 20 That the House of Representatives hereby congratulates
  2 21 AARP for 50 years of service to our state and our
  2 22 nation, and for championing the future of every
  2 23 generation.
  2 24 LSB 6559HH 82
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