| 1 | House Resolution |
| 2 | A resolution proclaiming March 23, 2005, as Junior |
| 3 | Achievement Day in Florida. |
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| 5 | WHEREAS, throughout our history, innovation, |
| 6 | entrepreneurship, and the spirit of free enterprise have been |
| 7 | the cornerstones of this nation's economic advancement and the |
| 8 | underpinnings of our great society, qualities as important to |
| 9 | the future of the United States as they have been to its past, |
| 10 | and |
| 11 | WHEREAS, recognizing this, Junior Achievement has been a |
| 12 | tireless promoter of the free enterprise system and an educator |
| 13 | of our leaders of tomorrow since its founding in 1919, and |
| 14 | WHEREAS, through a combination of traditional classroom |
| 15 | education and valuable hands-on experience, Junior Achievement |
| 16 | helps students in kindergarten through high school gain an |
| 17 | appreciation of the role played by economics in daily life and |
| 18 | of the importance of free enterprise to the future of this great |
| 19 | nation and this great state, and |
| 20 | WHEREAS, today, Junior Achievement has nine offices in the |
| 21 | State of Florida that touch the lives of students, and through |
| 22 | the fine work of just 96 employees and thousands of volunteers |
| 23 | from all walks of life, including business and community |
| 24 | leaders, parents, retirees, and college students, nearly 250,000 |
| 25 | students statewide learn about free enterprise through Junior |
| 26 | Achievement, and |
| 27 | WHEREAS, teaching the value of entrepreneurship, business, |
| 28 | and economics helps inspire these students to improve the |
| 29 | quality of their lives, NOW, THEREFORE, |
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| 31 | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of |
| 32 | Florida: |
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| 34 | That March 23, 2005, is recognized as Junior Achievement |
| 35 | Day in Florida, and all the people of this state are called on |
| 36 | to foster economic education among youth and to help advance the |
| 37 | worthwhile mission of Junior Achievement. |
| 38 | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be |
| 39 | presented to Junior Achievement as a tangible token of the |
| 40 | sentiments expressed herein. |
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