2010
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 10-016
       
       
       BY SENATOR(S) Bacon, Boyd, Brophy, Cadman, Carroll M., Foster,
       Gibbs, Harvey, Heath, Hodge, Hudak, Johnston, Keller, Kester, King K.,
       Kopp, Lundberg, Morse, Newell, Penry, Renfroe, Sandoval, Scheffel,
       Schultheis, Schwartz, Shaffer B., Spence, Steadman, Tapia, Tochtrop,
       White, Whitehead, Williams;
       also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Kefalas, Acree, Apuan, Balmer,
       Baumgardner, Benefield, Bradford, Casso, Court, Curry, DelGrosso,
       Ferrandino, Fischer, Frangas, Gagliardi, Gardner B., Gardner C., Gerou,
       Hullinghorst, Judd, Kagan, Kerr A., Kerr J., King S., Labuda, Lambert,
       Levy, Liston, Looper, Massey, McCann, McFadyen, McKinley,
       McNulty, Merrifield, Middleton, Miklosi, Murray, Nikkel, Pace,
       Peniston, Pommer, Primavera, Priola, Rice, Riesberg, Roberts, Ryden,
       Scanlan, Schafer S., Solano, Sonnenberg, Soper, Summers, Swalm,
       Todd, Tyler, Vaad, Vigil, Waller, Weissmann, Carroll T..
       
       
          CONCERNING THE RECOGNITION OF THE PEACE CORPS ON
       ITS FORTY-NINTH ANNIVERSARY. 
       
       
          WHEREAS, On October 14, 1960, presidential candidate John F.
       Kennedy addressed more than 10,000 students at the University of
       Michigan and issued the following challenge:  How many of you, he
       asked, would be willing to serve your country and the cause of peace by
       living and working in the developing world?; and
       
          WHEREAS, The concept President Kennedy evoked that day later
       became the basis for creating the Peace Corps during his presidency; and
       
          WHEREAS, On March 1, 1961, President John F. Kennedy signed the
       executive order establishing the Peace Corps; and
       
          WHEREAS, Through the Peace Corps, President Kennedy created a
       pool of American volunteers sent overseas to help foreign countries meet
       their urgent need for trained men and women and to promote
       understanding between Americans and other peoples; and
       
          WHEREAS, President Kennedy intended that the resources and
       talents of private institutions and groups would be used to further the
       goals of the Peace Corps, making it clear that the responsibility for peace
       is the responsibility of our entire society; and
       
          WHEREAS, The Peace Corps has become an enduring symbol of our
       nation's commitment to encourage progress, create opportunity, and
       expand development at the grass roots level in the developing world; and
       
          WHEREAS, Nearly 200,000 Americans have served as Peace Corps
       Volunteers and trainees in 139 countries since 1961; and
       
          WHEREAS, Over the last 49 years, 6,322 men and women from the
       state of Colorado have responded to our nation's call to serve by joining
       the Peace Corps; and
       
          WHEREAS, There are 7,671 Americans, including 275 Coloradans,
       currently serving in the Peace Corps; and
       
          WHEREAS, The University of Colorado at Boulder, Colorado State
       University, the University of Northern Colorado, and Colorado College
       rank among the leading United States colleges and universities for the
       number of currently serving Peace Corps Volunteers, and the University
       of Colorado at Boulder is ranked fifth on a list of Peace Corp Top
       Colleges for the total number of volunteers since 1961; and
       
          WHEREAS, Colorado's first lady, Jeannie Ritter, who served in the
       Peace Corps in Tunisia in 1982, is among the many notable Americans
       who are former Peace Corps Volunteers; and
       
          WHEREAS, Peace Corps Volunteers have made significant and
       lasting contributions around the world in agriculture, food security,
       business development, information technology, education, health and
       HIV/AIDS, youth and community development, and the environment and
       have improved the lives of individuals and communities around the
       world; and
       
          WHEREAS, Peace Corps Volunteers have strengthened the ties of
       friendship between the people of the United States and those of other
       countries; and
       
          WHEREAS, Peace Corps Volunteers, enriched by their experiences
       overseas, have brought their communities throughout the United States
       a deeper understanding of other cultures and traditions, thereby bringing
       a domestic dividend to our nation; and
       
          WHEREAS, Returned volunteers nationwide will celebrate a special
       Peace Corps Week honoring the agency's 49th anniversary from March
       1 through March 7, 2010; and
       
          WHEREAS, It is indeed fitting to recognize the achievements of the
       Peace Corps and honor its volunteers, past and present, and reaffirm our
       nation's commitment to helping people help themselves throughout the
       world; now, therefore,
       
          Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Sixty-seventh General Assembly of
       the State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein:
       
          That we, the members of the Colorado General Assembly,
       congratulate and commend the Peace Corps for 49 years of service and
       contributions that have positively affected many lives around the world.
       
                    Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be
       transmitted to Aaron S. Williams, Director of the Peace Corps, and
       Sharon Sugarek, Dallas Regional Manager of the Peace Corps, whose
       jurisdiction includes the state of Colorado.
       
       
       
       
       
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       Brandon C. Shaffer               Terrance D. Carroll
       PRESIDENT OF                    SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Karen Goldman                         Marilyn Eddins
       SECRETARY OF                CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES