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| 1 | House Resolution | ||
| 2 | A resolution recognizing the first week of December as | ||
| 3 | “Intergenerational Week” in Florida. | ||
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| 5 | WHEREAS, the Bridge Legacy Project, founded by the Florida | ||
| 6 | 106 Leadership Team of Summit Education, encourages mentoring | ||
| 7 | between seniors and youth, thereby fostering loving, nurturing, | ||
| 8 | and meaningful relationships among individuals of the two age | ||
| 9 | groups, and | ||
| 10 | WHEREAS, “Bridges” provides a means of interaction among | ||
| 11 | seniors and young people, including seniors in nursing care and | ||
| 12 | youth in foster care, that often corrects misconceptions and | ||
| 13 | leads to a better understanding by one generation of the other, | ||
| 14 | and | ||
| 15 | WHEREAS, in an effort to promote awareness of the mission | ||
| 16 | of the Bridge Legacy Project, the Florida 106 Leadership Team | ||
| 17 | will sponsor “Intergenerational Week” during the first week of | ||
| 18 | December, with activities geared toward encouraging public | ||
| 19 | support of the very worthy aims of this project, NOW, THEREFORE, | ||
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| 21 | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of | ||
| 22 | Florida: | ||
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| 24 | That the House of Representatives wholeheartedly recognizes | ||
| 25 | the first week of December as “Intergenerational Week” and | ||
| 26 | encourages all who work with seniors and youth to sponsor | ||
| 27 | activities aimed at promoting interaction and understanding | ||
| 28 | between the generations. | ||
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