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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2002 | |
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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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HONORING THE DARLINGTON AMERICAN LITTLE LEAGUE ON THEIR 50TH | |
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ANNIVERSARY | |
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Introduced By: Senators Irons, T Coderre, Perry, McBurney, and J Montalbano | |
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Date Introduced: June 04, 2002 | |
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Referred To: Senate read and passed | |
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WHEREAS, Baseball has often been described as America’s pastime. It is a game that |
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has endured for more than a century. The unmistakable sound of ball meeting bat, munching on a |
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box of popcorn and a hotdog, and watching a youngster play the game, are all part of the magic of |
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an afternoon at the ballpark; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1952, a group of neighbors in Pawtucket got together and organized the |
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Darlington American Little League. Love for their children, love for the game, and a desire to |
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teach those lessons in life that are best learned through sportsmanship, a little healthy |
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competition, and teamwork, were their fundamental motivation; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the past fifty years many championship teams have emerged in the |
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Darlington American Little League, eighteen District 2 Titles, four Rhode Island State |
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Championships in 1969, 1980, 1992 and 1993, and that remarkable 1980 season that took a team |
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of Darlington American youngsters all the way to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, |
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Pennsylvania; and |
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WHEREAS, Providing Rhode Island’s youth with wholesome and beneficial alternatives |
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at a time when too many of our children are tempted to selfish and unwise decisions, is crucial in |
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the development of tomorrow’s leaders and in securing Rhode Island’s future; now, therefore be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
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hereby congratulates the Darlington American Little League on its 50th Anniversary and we |
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express our gratitude for providing our young men and women with memories and friendships |
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that will last a lifetime; and be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he is hereby authorized and directed to |
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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Gary Trottier. |
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