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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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J O I N T   R E S O L U T I O N

PROCLAIMING SEPTEMBER 13TH OF 2015 AS "NATIONAL GRANDPARENTS DAY" IN

THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     

     Introduced By: Representatives McNamara, Trillo, Azzinaro, Morin, and Lancia

     Date Introduced: June 17, 2015

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, In 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed a proclamation declaring that

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National Grandparents Day would be celebrated every year on the first Sunday after Labor Day.

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This year marks the thirty-sixth Anniversary of that celebration and falls on September 13th; and

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     WHEREAS, Grandmothers and Grandfathers across our state provide inspiration and

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support to their children and their grandchildren. They are the unsung heroes whose labors of

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love, compassion, and sacrifice too often go unrewarded and unrecognized; and

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     WHEREAS, Grandparents, who have reared their own children, are often once again

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called upon to render care for a second generation or serve as the primary caretakers of their

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grandchildren. They are the anchors of our families; and

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     WHEREAS, Blessed with insight, courage, and the fortitude to persevere, often on a

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limited income, grandparents teach life lessons, share and provide some of life's most cherished

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memories, and offer patience, kindness, and the most valuable gifts of time and unconditional

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love; and

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     WHEREAS, It is fitting and proper to pay tribute to and recognize the contributions that

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grandparents make on a daily basis by providing stability and continuity, and by strengthening

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our state and our nation with enduring family values and a link to our national heritage and our

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most treasured traditions; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island and Providence

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Plantations hereby proclaims, with profound gratitude, September 13th of 2015, to be "National

 

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Grandparents Day" in our state. We furthermore encourage the citizens of this state to pay tribute

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to their grandparents and any and all members of the senior generation who have played an

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important role in their lives.

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