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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Many students in Texas 4-H are gathering in |
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Austin on March 29, 2023, in celebration of 4-H Day at the State |
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Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Established as an agricultural club in Jack |
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County in 1908, 4-H is now the largest youth development program |
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in the state, with more than 550,000 students from every Texas |
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county taking part each year; the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension |
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Service and the Prairie View A&M Cooperative Extension Program |
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administer the program and are assisted by more than 29,000 |
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trained volunteers; and |
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WHEREAS, The organization's name stands for Head, Heart, |
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Hands, and Health, reflecting different aspects of an |
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individual's personal and social responsibilities; guided by the |
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motto "to make the best better," today's clubs emphasize |
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leadership, citizenship, and strong character, help members to |
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acquire valuable life skills, and foster readiness for college |
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and the workplace; participants have the opportunity to engage in |
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projects related not only to agriculture but also to science, |
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engineering, technology, natural resources, and healthy |
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lifestyles; in Texas, the most popular programs are food and |
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nutrition, agriculture awareness and education, gardening and |
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horticulture, and veterinary science; and |
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WHEREAS, According to a study conducted by the Institute |
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for Applied Research in Youth Development at Tufts University, |
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4-H participants are four times more likely than their peers to |
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contribute to their communities; they are also twice as likely to |
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make healthier choices and to participate in science programs |
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outside of school; and |
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WHEREAS, Since its inception, 4-H has enriched the lives |
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of countless youths across the Lone Star State, and the program's |
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alumni have gone on to make a lasting, positive difference in |
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their communities and beyond; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Texas Senate of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize March 29, 2023, as 4-H Day at the |
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State Capitol and extend to all those in attendance sincere best |
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wishes for a memorable and productive event. |