HR 50 — A Resolution designating March 25, 2025, as "Greek Independence Day" in Pennsylvania.

PRINTER'S NO.   431

                  THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



           HOUSE RESOLUTION
              No. 50
                                              Session of
                                                2025

     INTRODUCED BY MALAGARI, HILL-EVANS, FREEMAN, M. MACKENZIE,
        MERSKI, VENKAT, GUENST, GIRAL, KHAN, HADDOCK, SAMUELSON,
        SANCHEZ, CONKLIN, SCHLOSSBERG, D. WILLIAMS, NEILSON, BRENNAN,
        O'MARA, GREEN, VITALI, SHUSTERMAN, KENYATTA, BELLMON, STAATS
        AND MARCELL, FEBRUARY 3, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TOURISM, RECREATION AND ECONOMIC
        DEVELOPMENT, FEBRUARY 3, 2025


                               A RESOLUTION
 1   Designating March 25, 2025, as "Greek Independence Day" in
 2      Pennsylvania.
 3      WHEREAS, The ancient Greeks developed democracy, in which the
 4   power to govern was vested in the people; and
 5      WHEREAS, The Founding Fathers of the United States drew upon
 6   the experience and philosophy of ancient Greece in forming its
 7   representative democracy; and
 8      WHEREAS, Many Americans fought alongside the Greeks in their
 9   fight for independence; and
10      WHEREAS, Greece was allied with the United States in every
11   major international conflict in the 20th century; and
12      WHEREAS, Sir Winston Churchill said of the Greeks, "Hence, we
13   will not say that Greeks fight like heroes, but that heroes
14   fight like Greeks"; and
15      WHEREAS, Greece and the United States serve as the forefront
16   of the worldwide effort to promote freedom, democracy, peace,
 1   stability and human rights, ideals which have forged a close
 2   bond between our nations; and
 3      WHEREAS, Approximately 3 million proud Greek Americans have
 4   established an enduring bridge between the United States and
 5   Greece, remaining connected to their heritage and passing their
 6   traditions on to new generations; and
 7      WHEREAS, Greek Americans in this Commonwealth have played a
 8   significant role in the economic, cultural and social
 9   development of this Commonwealth; therefore be it
10      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate March
11   25, 2025, as "Greek Independence Day" in Pennsylvania; and be it
12   further
13      RESOLVED, That all residents of this Commonwealth recognize
14   the struggles of the Greek people for freedom in their homeland
15   and reflect upon the importance of self-determination for all
16   the people of the world.




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