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1995 SESSION

LD5391298
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 610
Offered January 23, 1995
Proclaiming Wednesday, February 22, 1995, as Virginia FFA Day.
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Patrons--Ingram, Abbitt, Barlow, Bennett, Bloxom, Callahan, Cantor, Councill, Crouch, Dudley, Fisher, Forbes, Grayson, Guest, Hamilton, Hargrove, Harris, Howell, Jackson, Katzen, Kidd, Kilgore, May, McClure, Morgan, Murphy, Nelms, Nixon, O'Brien, Orrock, Parrish, Purkey, Putney, Reid, Ruff, Sherwood, Spruill, Stump, Wagner, Wardrup, Watkins, Way and Wilkins; Senators: Holland, R.J., Lambert, Nolen, Quayle, Robb and Trumbo
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Referred to Committee on Rules
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WHEREAS, the Future Farmers of America (FFA) has prepared generations of young Americans not only for careers in agriculture but also for prominent roles in the civic life of communities across this nation; and

WHEREAS, the week of February 18-25, 1995, is to be observed as National FFA Week in honor of these contributions; and

WHEREAS, the FFA motto--“Learning to do, doing to learn, earning to live, living to serve”--gives direction to FFA students, who possess the “Leadership Advantage”; and

WHEREAS, it is especially fitting that Virginia, firmly rooted in the Jeffersonian faith that agrarian ideals are the foundation of a democratic society, should acknowledge and celebrate the importance of an organization that so clearly reflects and preserves those ideals; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That Wednesday, February 22, 1995, be proclaimed Virginia FFA Day to recognize FFA chapters throughout Virginia for their contributions to the economic health and civic vitality of the Commonwealth.