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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013

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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N

PROCLAIMING THE WEEK OF APRIL 21-27, 2013, AS THE "GENERAL FEDERATION

OF WOMEN'S CLUBS - CRANSTON COMMUNITY WOMEN'S CLUB VOLUNTEERS IN

ACTION WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     Introduced By: Senators Gallo, Goodwin, Paiva Weed, Lynch, and Sosnowski

     Date Introduced: April 25, 2013

     Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar

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     WHEREAS, Founded in April of 1890 and chartered by the United States Congress in

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1901, the General Federation of Women's Clubs (GFWC) is one of the oldest nonpartisan,

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nondenominational women's volunteer service organizations in the world; and

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     WHEREAS, The GFWC is dedicated to "community improvement by enhancing the

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lives of others through volunteer service"; and

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     WHEREAS, GFWC has enriched and expanded the voice and role of women on almost

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every issue of historic importance. Whether in the arts and conservation, or education and

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international affairs, the GFWC has helped women to attain a distinguished record of community

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commitment, contributions, and service; and

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     WHEREAS, Internationally, GFWC members in past years have contributed nearly $32

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million and have volunteered over 8.4 million hours through more than 230,000 club projects to

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produce immense improvements in their communities; and

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     WHEREAS, Currently, Rhode Island has 10 women's clubs across the state, all working

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on local club projects for the betterment and enrichment of our Ocean State; and

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     WHEREAS, The dedicated leadership of local volunteers like the late Ethel J.

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Dellasandro, who served as President of GFCW-Cranston Community Women's Club and past

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Junior Director Executive Board of GFCW-RI, has allowed local GFCW clubs to thrive; now,

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therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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hereby proclaims the week of April 21-27, 2013, to be "General Federation of Women's Clubs

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Cranston Community Women's Club Volunteers in Action Week" in the State of Rhode Island;

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and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That this Senate recognizes and thanks the GFWC for more than a century

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of commitment to encouraging women "to improve their skills, expand their rights, and apply

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their abilities and special sensitivity to the problems of their communities and nations." We

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commemorate the work of Ethel J. Dellasandro and know that her efforts will inspire subsequent

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generations of women leaders in the State; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the General Federation of Women's Clubs

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Cranston Community Women's Club.

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