HM 37 — "4-H DAY"

HOUSEA MEMORIAL 37DECLARING 54THFEBRUARY LEGISLATURE4, - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION , 2020 INTRODUCED"4-H BYDAY" RebeccaIN DowTHE andHOUSE KellyOF K.REPRESENTATIVES.

Fajardo5 6WHEREAS, 84-H 10is Athe MEMORIALlargest DECLARINGyouth FEBRUARYorganization 4,in 2020the "4-Hworld DAY"with INseven THEmillion HOUSEyouth OFmembers REPRESENTATIVES.and six hundred three thousand volunteer leaders;

14and WHEREAS, 4-H ishas thebeen largesta premier youth leadership organization in theNew worldMexico withfor sevenover millionone youth members and six hundred threeyears; thousand volunteer leaders;

and e t 17 WHEREAS, 4-H hassponsors beenclubs a premier youth leadership w l n d 18 organization in Newrural Mexicoand forurban overareas onethroughout hundredthe years;state;

and =WHEREAS, =more 19than athirty lthousand WHEREAS,youths 4-Hbetween sponsorsthe clubsages inof ruralfive and urbaneighteen areasparticipate iin a4-H eyouth rdevelopment 20programs throughoutstatewide; the state;

and a t m m 21 WHEREAS, more than thirtythree thousand youthsvolunteers betweenaid the4-H agesyouth ddevelopment rprograms, e 22 of five and eighteenmore participatethan intwo 4-Hhundred youthprojects developmentare cavailable ein sNew kMexico; 23 programs statewide;

and e a n b 24 WHEREAS, more than three thousand volunteers aid 4-H youth u [ development programs, and more than two hundred projects are .216713.1 available in New Mexico;

and WHEREAS, 4-H participants report having greater HM 37 Page 1 confidence and a more positive self-identity, stating that they have greater control over events in their lives and a better ability to make decisions on their own, that they set goals and take responsibility for their actions, that they can take pride in many things and that their lives have purpose and meaning;

and WHEREAS, 4-H projects are offered in creative arts, health and nutrition, natural science, plants and animals, e e 17 communications and many more areas;

and e e n d 18 WHEREAS, the objective of 4-H is to teach members how to = = l ] 19 think, not what to think;

a l r i 20 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF t e a t REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that, in recognition m m 21 e d r e 22 of the contributions of 4-H to the state, February 4, 2020 be c e r c 23 declared "4-H Day" in the house of representatives;

and e a n b 24 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be u [ transmitted to New Mexico state university's 4-H youth .216713.1 - 2 - development program.

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