HR 103 — A Resolution recognizing the month of April 2025 as "National Volunteer Month" in Pennsylvania.

PRINTER'S NO.   885

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



              HOUSE RESOLUTION
                 No. 103
                                                 Session of
                                                   2025

     INTRODUCED BY HANBIDGE, VENKAT, MADDEN, FREEMAN, GIRAL, CERRATO,
        HILL-EVANS, KENYATTA, SCHLOSSBERG, McNEILL, REICHARD,
        NEILSON, SANCHEZ, MALAGARI, GUENST, HOWARD, KHAN, PUGH AND
        RIVERA, MARCH 10, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES, MARCH 10, 2025


                                  A RESOLUTION
 1   Recognizing the month of April 2025 as "National Volunteer
 2      Month" in Pennsylvania.
 3         WHEREAS, The United States Census Bureau estimates that in
 4   2021, nearly 61 million Americans volunteered and collectively
 5   served 5.8 billion hours with an economic value of $122.9
 6   billion; and
 7         WHEREAS, Volunteerism can help unemployed people find jobs;
 8   and
 9         WHEREAS, Volunteerism can provide career experience and teach
10   valuable skills; and
11         WHEREAS, Volunteerism builds social ties by connecting people
12   to others, establishing friendships and increasing social and
13   relationship skills; and
14         WHEREAS, Volunteerism can boost self-confidence and combat
15   depression; and
16         WHEREAS, Volunteerism has been associated with reduced
17   mortality; and
 1      WHEREAS, Volunteerism can be done anywhere, from out in the
 2   community to working at home; and
 3      WHEREAS, Volunteerism can provide a sense of fulfillment and
 4   purpose in life; and
 5      WHEREAS, Volunteerism builds community resilience in the face
 6   of natural disasters and other tests of collective strength; and
 7      WHEREAS, Volunteers are active in every major shock and
 8   stress that communities experience, from earthquakes and
 9   flooding to climate change and local conflicts; and
10      WHEREAS, Volunteers are critical to rural communities, from
11   running sports events and community festivals to providing
12   essential and life-preserving services as firefighters and
13   paramedics; therefore be it
14      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
15   month of April 2025 as "National Volunteer Month" in
16   Pennsylvania; and be it further
17      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives urge all
18   residents of this Commonwealth to find ways to make a difference
19   in their communities, no matter how big or small the effort,
20   because someone will be grateful that they were lent a helping
21   hand.




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