HCR 39

                SPONSOR:
                Rep. Postles & Sen. Wilson & Sen. Lawson
                Reps. Bolden, Bush, Carson, Dukes, Gray, Hilovsky, K. Johnson, Jones Giltner, Morris, Ross Levin, Vanderwende, Yearick; Sens. Hansen, Hocker, Hoffner, Huxtable, Lockman, Mantzavinos, Pettyjohn
        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
        153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY
        HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 39
        DESIGNATING MAY 7, 2025, AS "4-H DAY" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.
        WHEREAS,
        4-H
        is
        the largest
        youth development
        group in
        the world
        with over
        6 million
        youth;
        and
        WHEREAS,
        4-H
        is
        based on
        the idea
        of practical,
        hands-on learning;
        and
        WHEREAS,
        the
        first
        club
        in
        Delaware was
        the
        Houston
        Cardinals
        4-H
        Club, which
        was
        established
        over
        100
        years
        ago, in 1914;
        and
        WHEREAS,
        the 4-H
        clover
        is
        the symbol
        of 4-H, representing
        head, heart, hands,
        and
        health;
        and
        WHEREAS,
        4-H
        has
        an
        expansive
        reach,
        serving
        youth
        in
        rural,
        urban,
        and
        suburban
        communities
        in
        every
        state
        across
        the
        nation,
        and
        the
        youth
        are
        tackling
        the
        nation's
        top
        issues,
        from
        global
        food
        security,
        climate
        change,
        and
        sustainable
        energy to childhood obesity and food safety;
        and
        WHEREAS,
        over
        36,000 youth,
        31%
        of Delaware’s
        school age
        population,
        are involved
        in
        4-H
        in
        Delaware;
        and
        WHEREAS,
        4-H
        is
        available
        to
        youth
        ages
        5
        to
        19
        years
        old
        and
        engages
        youth
        through
        community
        clubs,
        after-
        school
        programs,
        military programs,
        school
        enrichment,
        special interest
        projects, and
        camps;
        and
        WHEREAS,
        there
        are
        134
        community
        clubs
        statewide
        with
        over
        3,000
        members,
        and
        these
        clubs
        are
        led by
        over
        900
        volunteers;
        and
        WHEREAS,
        there
        are
        three
        national
        mandates
        for
        the
        4-H
        Program:
        science
        and
        technology,
        healthy
        living,
        and
        citizenship;
        and
        WHEREAS,
        4-H
        operates
        under
        four
        basic
        essential
        elements:
        mastery,
        belonging,
        independence,
        and
        generosity;
        and
        WHEREAS,
        the 4-H
        motto is
        “To Make
        the Best
        Better”;
        NOW,
        THEREFORE:
        BE IT
        RESOLVED
        by
        the
        House
        of
        Representatives
        of
        the
        153rd
        General
        Assembly
        of
        the
        State
        of
        Delaware,
        the
        Senate
        concurring
        therein,
        that
        May 7,
        2025,
        is
        hereby
        designated
        as
        “4-H
        Day”
        in
        the
        State
        of
        Delaware,
        and
        the
        House
        of
        Representatives
        and
        Senate
        call
        upon
        Delaware’s
        citizens
        to
        recognize
        the
        many
        contributions
        of
        the
        State’s
        4-
        H
        programs.
        SYNOPSIS
        This Concurrent Resolution designates May 7, 2025, as "4-H Day" in the State of Delaware and calls upon Delaware's citizens to recognize the many contributions of the State's 4-H programs.