STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR
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JOINT RESOLUTION DESIGNATING MARCH 10, 2024 TO
MARCH 16, 2024 AS AMERICORPS WEEK IN MAINE
WHEREAS, service is a hallmark of the American character and has the unique ability to
bring people of all backgrounds together in common cause, and throughout our history citizens
have stepped up to meet our most pressing challenges of the day by volunteering in their
communities; and
WHEREAS, AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps Seniors programs provide opportunities for
more than 200,000 Americans to serve their country through service at nonprofits, schools,
public agencies and community and faith-based groups across the country; and
WHEREAS, in the State of Maine, more than 2,700 AmeriCorps members and
AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers of diverse ages and backgrounds helped to meet local needs at
more than 200 locations in the State of Maine by tutoring or mentoring children and youth,
supporting veterans, combatting the opioid epidemic, ensuring citizens can age in their
communities, working to end hunger in Maine, supporting new Maine residents, restoring the
environment, repairing the effects of adverse childhood experiences and working with
communities on building resilience; and
WHEREAS, AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers encourage
collaboration and partnerships, leveraging millions of volunteers in service and acquiring the
support of businesses, foundations and other local partners to increase the effectiveness of their
initiatives; and
WHEREAS, AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps Seniors programs bring people together across
race, age and place to address critical issues facing the country, forge relationships and cultivate
mutual respect and help build resilient and thriving communities; and
WHEREAS, AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers demonstrate
commitment, dedication and patriotism by making an intensive commitment to service, a
commitment that remains with them in their future endeavors; and
WHEREAS, through their service, AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors
volunteers strengthen the lives of their families and communities and the State of Maine as a
whole; and
WHEREAS, national service represents a unique public-private partnership that invests in
community solutions and leverages nonfederal resources to strengthen community impact and
increase the return on taxpayer dollars; and
WHEREAS, AmeriCorps Week is an opportunity to recognize the dedication and
commitment of the more than 1.2 million Americans who have chosen to serve their country
through AmeriCorps and millions more who have served in AmeriCorps Seniors and their
community partners and to encourage more Americans to follow in their footsteps in service;
now, therefore, be it
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 RESOLVED: That We, the Members of the One Hundred and Thirty-first Legislature now
assembled in the Second Regular Session, on behalf of the people we represent, designate
March 10, 2024 to March 16, 2024 as AmeriCorps Week in Maine and urge citizens to thank
AmeriCorps members and alumni and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers for their service and to
find their own ways to give back to their communities.
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