Second Regular Session
Sixty-first General Assembly
LLS NO. R98-0824.01 BJA
STATE OF COLORADO
BY SENATORS Hopper, Norton, Alexander, Ament, Arnold, Bishop, Blickensderfer, Chlouber, Coffman, Congrove, Dennis, Feeley, Hernandez, Johnson, Lacy, Lamborn, Linkhart, Martinez, Matsunaka, Mutzebaugh, Pascoe, Perlmutter, Phillips, Powers, Reeves, Rizzuto, Rupert, Schroeder, Tanner, Tebedo, Thiebaut, Wattenberg, Weddig, Wells, and Wham;
also REPRESENTATIVES Hagedorn, Agler, K. Alexander,
Arrington, Bacon, Chavez, Clarke, Dean, Entz, George, Gordon,
Gotlieb, Grampsas, Grossman, Hefley, June, Kaufman, Keller, Leyba,
Mace, McElhany, Miller, Nichol, Owen, Pankey, Paschall, Pfiffner,
Reeser, Romero, Salaz, Saliman, Snyder, Spradley, Takis, Tool,
Tucker, Tupa, Udall, Veiga, T. Williams, Zimmerman.
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 98-009
CONCERNING THE PROCLAMATION OF COLORADO NONPROFIT
DAY.
WHEREAS, Nonprofit organizations help build and sustain
healthy communities in our state and enhance the quality of life
for Coloradans and for others throughout the country and the world;
and
WHEREAS, The thousands of nonprofit organizations
based in Colorado contribute significantly to a viable economy
by providing Coloradans with jobs, goods, and services; and
WHEREAS, More than one-half of Colorado's adult population
volunteers time and services for nonprofit organizations; and
WHEREAS, The nonprofit sector acts as a responsible
steward of charitable dollars to achieve a diverse range of missions
and goals; and
WHEREAS, The nonprofit sector works as a responsible
partner with private enterprise and government to alleviate the
most pressing social issues of our time; and
WHEREAS, Nonprofit organizations often fulfill their
missions by advocating on behalf of those who cannot advocate
for themselves; and
WHEREAS, The nonprofit sector throughout Colorado
has a proud history of service, innovation, and social change;
and
WHEREAS, The accomplishments of the nonprofit sector
deserve acknowledgment, affirmation, and celebration; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Sixty-first
General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the House of Representatives
concurring herein:
That the Colorado General Assembly proclaims March 12, 1998, as "Colorado Nonprofit Day".