South Carolina General Assembly

116th Session, 2005-2006

H. 5055

STATUS INFORMATION

House Resolution

Sponsors: Reps. E.H.Pitts and Haley

Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22539sd06.doc

Introduced in the House on April 26, 2006

Adopted by the House on April 26, 2006

Summary: Kids Day of Lexington

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

DateBodyAction Description with journal page number

4/26/2006HouseIntroduced and adopted HJ2

VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/26/2006

A HOUSE RESOLUTION

TO PUBLICLY RECOGNIZE AND COMMEND ALL THOSE INVOLVED WITH “KIDS DAY OF LEXINGTON” FOR THEIR TREMENDOUS EFFORTS IN MAKING THIS SPECIAL DAY A TIME WHEN THE CHILDREN OF LEXINGTON COUNTY WILL BE ABLE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BETTER HEALTH AND SAFETY PRACTICES AND ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY AWARENESS, AND DECLARE SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2006, AS “KIDS DAY OF LEXINGTON”.

Whereas, the members of the House of Representatives are pleased to learn that “Kids Day of Lexington” will be held this year on Saturday, April 29, 2006; and

Whereas, because our children are our most cherished treasure, we must do everything possible to ensure that they have the resources they need to learn, develop, and achieve their greatest potential; and

Whereas, when started in childhood, good health, safety, and good environmental habits can be maintained for a lifetime; and

Whereas, Kids Day of Lexington provides an opportunity for health care professionals, local law enforcement, fire department, and other public officials, businesses, agencies, and organizations to join together in offering health screenings, educational information about crime, fire safety, health promotion, disease prevention, and environmental awareness issues, entertainment, prizes, and refreshments; and

Whereas, the sixth annual observance of Kids Day of Lexington is a special day set aside to help create a better community by educating and caring for people with love, honesty, and laughter; and

Whereas, the members of the House of Representatives, by this resolution, would like to pause in its deliberations to commend and thank all those involved in this worthwhile endeavor for what they are doing in working together to educate our children about health, safety, and environmental issues. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the House of Representatives, by this resolution, publicly recognize and commend all those involved with “Kids Day of Lexington” for their tremendous efforts in making this special day a time when the children of Lexington County will be able to learn more about better health and safety practices and about environmental and safety awareness, and declare Saturday, April 29, 2006, as “Kids Day of Lexington”.

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