PRINTER'S NO. 2895
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
381
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY HANBIDGE, McNEILL, PROBST, SANCHEZ, GREINER,
M. MACKENZIE, SAPPEY, KHAN, MADDEN, VENKAT, HILL-EVANS,
CERRATO, GUENST, GREEN, HOWARD, BELLMON, CONKLIN, KINSEY AND
D. WILLIAMS, APRIL 9, 2024
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, APRIL 9, 2024
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of April 2024 as "National Volunteer
Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, AmeriCorps estimates that in 2019, nearly 78 million
Americans volunteered and collectively served 5.8 billion hours
with an economic value of $147 billion; and
WHEREAS, Volunteerism can help unemployed people find jobs;
and
WHEREAS, Volunteerism can provide career experience and teach
valuable skills; and
WHEREAS, Volunteerism builds social ties by connecting people
to others, establishing friendships and increasing social and
relationship skills; and
WHEREAS, Volunteerism can boost self-confidence and combat
depression; and
WHEREAS, Volunteerism has been associated with reduced
mortality; and
WHEREAS, Volunteerism can be done anywhere, from out in the
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community to working at home; and
WHEREAS, Volunteerism can provide a sense of fulfillment and
purpose in life; and
WHEREAS, Volunteerism builds community resilience in the face
of natural disasters and other tests of collective strength; and
WHEREAS, Volunteers are active in every major shock and
stress that communities experience, from earthquakes and
flooding to climate change and local conflicts; and
WHEREAS, Volunteers are critical to rural communities, from
running sports events and community festivals to providing
essential and life-preserving services as firefighters and
paramedics; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
month of April 2024 as "National Volunteer Month" in
Pennsylvania; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives urge all
residents of this Commonwealth to find ways to make a difference
in their communities, no matter how big or small the effort,
because someone will be grateful that they were lent a helping
hand.
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