HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 1011
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION,
Recognizing and endorsing the efforts of the Good Bears of the
World organization and their efforts on behalf of Children's Day.
WHEREAS,
teddy bears have been a beloved symbol of Americana ever since they were first
created in response to President Theodore Roosevelt's rescue of a cuddly bear cub on a hunting trip
in Mississippi; and
WHEREAS,
teddy bears were instantly and uniquely popular with American children and have
remained so for almost a century; and
WHEREAS,
teddy bears possess a special quality of comforting and befriending children and
assisting children during times of stress and uncertainty; and
WHEREAS,
an organization of teddy bear collectors known as Good Bears of the World has
been very active in distributing teddy bears to troubled and disadvantaged children; and
WHEREAS,
an outstanding example of this charitable impulse is exemplified by Children's Day
in Florida when nine hundred forty teddy bears were given to thirty-eight domestic violence shelters;
and
WHEREAS,
each Children's Day teddy bear wore a red ribbon with an 800 number in the hope
that the information may help to keep the child's family from further domestic violence; and
WHEREAS,
during Florida's Children's Day, teddy bears were also distributed to hundreds of
grateful children in local hospitals:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,
by the House of Representatives of the Seventy-
fourth Legislature of the State of South Dakota, the Senate concurring therein, that the purposes of
Children's Day be endorsed and applauded, that proponents of Children's Day be encouraged to bring
Children's Day to South Dakota, and that May third be set aside as Children's Day in South Dakota.
Adopted by the House of Representatives,
Concurred in by the Senate,
Adopted by the House of Representatives,
February 23, 1999
Concurred in by the Senate,
February 26, 1999
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Roger Hunt Speaker of the House |
Karen Gerdes Chief Clerk of the House |
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Carole Hillard President of the Senate |
Patricia Adam Secretary of the Senate |