R 260 |
2017 -- H 6232 Enacted 05/18/2017 |
H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N |
DECLARING MAY 18TH, 2017, TO BE "ONE PROVIDENCE DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND |
Introduced By: Representatives Almeida, Walsh, Williams, Perez, and Ajello |
Date Introduced: May 18, 2017 |
WHEREAS, May 18th of 2017, has been chosen as a day for the people of the City of |
Providence and residents across Rhode Island to celebrate our state's Creative Capital; and |
WHEREAS, Providence has a long and distinguished history that goes back more than |
375 years, beginning when Roger Williams first came to the area in search of religious freedom |
and named his new home "Providence"; and |
WHEREAS, Providence began as a refuge for a man leaving religious persecution, and |
has long served as a home to welcome immigrants from every nation and continues to be a |
leading community that advocates for and welcomes immigrants, refugees, students and visitors |
from around the world; and |
WHEREAS, The City of Providence has a rich history as a cultural, manufacturing and |
economic center of Southern New England, and is home to much storied architecture; and |
WHEREAS, The City of Providence was voted "America's Coolest City" by GQ |
Magazine for its creative food scene and innovative entrepreneurship; and |
WHEREAS, The City of Providence serves as home to the first ever Providence |
International Arts Festival, known thereafter as PVDFEST; and |
WHEREAS, Providence's proud economic history as a jewelry and manufacturing center |
for the Northeast now manifests itself in the city's emerging leadership in the academic, health |
care, life sciences, and hospitality sectors; and |
WHEREAS, Providence is home to a majority of Rhode Island's economic activity, and a |
successful and thriving City of Providence is critical to a successful and thriving Rhode Island; |
and |
WHEREAS, City leaders are seeking to advance a vision of One Providence, uniting |
residents from across neighborhoods, economic backgrounds, and racial and ethnic differences, |
and to strengthen the City with a long-term view towards creating a prosperous future; now, |
therefore be it |
RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and |
Providence Plantations hereby declares May 18th, 2017, to be "ONE PROVIDENCE DAY" in the |
State of Rhode Island; and be it further |
RESOLVED, That this House hereby joins the residents of Providence in celebrating our |
state's Capital for its contributions to Rhode Island's past, present and future; and be it further |
RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the Honorable Jorge O. Elorza, Mayor of the |
City of Providence, and to the members of the Providence City Council. |
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