Pennsylvania HR 219: A Resolution designating the month of May 2017 as "Mental Health Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

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PRINTER'S NO. 1555
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 219
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY HADDOCK, DONAHUE, BURGOS, HARKINS, GREINER, GIRAL,
SANCHEZ, NEILSON, COOK, STAATS, FREEMAN, VENKAT, BRENNAN,
HILL-EVANS, MENTZER, M. JONES, SCHLOSSBERG, KENYATTA, DALEY,
GREEN, MADDEN AND CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, APRIL 30, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS AND
OPERATIONS, APRIL 30, 2025
A RESOLUTION
Designating July 17, 2025, as "100th anniversary of American
Legion Baseball Day" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, American Legion Baseball is one of the most
successful amateur sports leagues in the country, surviving
through World War II and other national tragedies; and
WHEREAS, Players between 13 and 19 years of age, in all 50
states and Canada, can compete in this league with the hopes of
eventually playing college or professional baseball; and
WHEREAS, By participating in American Legion Baseball,
players learn about teamwork, discipline, good sportsmanship and
leadership, encouraging today's youth to become tomorrow's
leaders; and
WHEREAS, The league awards more than $25,000 in college
scholarships to its players each year based off of their
character, leadership, scholarship and financial need; and
WHEREAS, Over the last 100 years, 82 former American Legion
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Baseball players have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of
Fame; and
WHEREAS, The first American Legion Baseball World Series took
place in Philadelphia in 1926, including teams from 15 states;
and
WHEREAS, In 1982, Boyertown became the first American Legion
Baseball World Series Champion from Pennsylvania, and the team's
1987 win continues to be the second-most dominant championship
run in the league's history; and
WHEREAS, As of 2024, there are 305 American Legion Baseball
teams in Pennsylvania, which is the second-highest number of
teams compared to all states across the country; and
WHEREAS, It is important for all Pennsylvanians to recognize
the value of American Legion Baseball to this Commonwealth and
our nation's pastime; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate July
17, 2025, as "100th anniversary of American Legion Baseball Day"
in Pennsylvania.
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