Senate Resolution 162 - Introduced

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  1  1                SENATE RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2                       BY  ANGELO
  1  3 A Resolution recognizing May 2008 as Salvation Army
  1  4    Month.
  1  5    WHEREAS, in 1865 William Booth left the
  1  6 conventional Methodist church in London, England, to
  1  7 minister to the poor, homeless, and lost multitudes
  1  8 needing hope and salvation; and
  1  9    WHEREAS, later named the Salvation Army, Booth's
  1 10 organization has now expanded to more than 100
  1 11 countries and is one of the world's largest providers
  1 12 of social aid today; and
  1 13    WHEREAS, the Salvation Army in Iowa provides much
  1 14 more than spiritual counseling and basic human
  1 15 necessities to the needy and hurting on a daily basis;
  1 16 and
  1 17    WHEREAS, the Salvation Army serves as a symbol of
  1 18 compassion, but more so an active participant in the
  1 19 provision of services to thousands of men, women, and
  1 20 children, from the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 and the
  1 21 San Francisco earthquake of 1906 to the Hurricane
  1 22 Katrina disaster in 2005; and
  1 23    WHEREAS, the Salvation Army has been providing
  1 24 these programs to those in need for more than 140
  1 25 years and stands ready to serve in the future; and
  1 26    WHEREAS, the Salvation Army provides its services
  1 27 to people in need without regard to race, color,
  1 28 creed, sex, or age; NOW THEREFORE,
  1 29    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate
  1 30 recognizes the month of May 2008 as Salvation Army
  2  1 Month in Iowa and urges all citizens to join in
  2  2 honoring the dedicated men and women who work or
  2  3 volunteer for this fine organization and touch the
  2  4 lives of so many.
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