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Senate
Resolution
5
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Introduced
SENATE
RESOLUTION
NO.
5
BY
TRONE
GARRIOTT
A
Resolution
celebrating
over
one
hundred
sixty
years
1
of
Lutheran
Services
in
Iowa’s
achievements
in
2
helping
the
people
of
Iowa,
and
designating
March
3
11,
2025,
as
Lutheran
Services
in
Iowa
Day.
4
WHEREAS,
Lutheran
Services
in
Iowa
began
in
Andrew,
5
Iowa,
on
May
27,
1864,
as
the
Lutheran
Children’s
Home
6
for
Orphans
of
the
Civil
War;
and
7
WHEREAS,
for
more
than
160
years,
Lutheran
Services
8
in
Iowa
has
strived
to
ensure
the
health
and
human
9
services
needs
of
Iowans
are
met
throughout
the
10
state;
and
11
WHEREAS,
Lutheran
Services
in
Iowa
responds
to
the
12
love
of
Jesus
Christ
through
compassionate
service;
and
13
WHEREAS,
Lutheran
Services
in
Iowa
carries
out
14
its
mission
through
its
early
childhood
programs,
15
mental
health
services,
support
for
adopting
families
16
and
foster
care
families,
services
for
people
with
17
disabilities,
and
Global
Greens
program;
and
18
WHEREAS,
Lutheran
Services
in
Iowa
has
over
20
19
physical
locations
in
17
different
counties
across
the
20
state,
and
employs
over
350
people
to
provide
services
21
to
thousands
of
children
and
families
in
all
of
Iowa’s
22
99
counties;
and
23
WHEREAS,
the
impact
of
Lutheran
Services
in
Iowa’s
24
services
contribute
significantly
to
the
economic
25
vitality
of
the
state;
and
26
WHEREAS,
Lutheran
Services
in
Iowa’s
life-changing
27
work
is
done
in
partnership
with
Iowa
families,
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volunteers,
donors,
community
partners,
and
state,
1
local,
and
federal
governments;
NOW
THEREFORE,
2
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
SENATE,
That
the
Senate
honors
3
and
celebrates
Lutheran
Services
in
Iowa
and
all
the
4
people
who
have
given
so
unselfishly
through
Lutheran
5
Services
in
Iowa
for
their
deep,
abiding
commitment
6
to
the
values
of
those
who
began
Lutheran
Services
7
in
Iowa’s
work,
and
for
the
valuable
human
services
8
they
have
provided
to
help
the
people
of
Iowa
grow
and
9
thrive;
and
10
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
the
Senate
encourages
11
the
people
of
Iowa
to
join
Lutheran
Services
in
Iowa
12
in
building
upon
Lutheran
Services
in
Iowa’s
past
160
13
years
of
achievements
in
helping
children,
families,
14
and
Iowa
newcomers
prosper;
and
15
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
the
Senate
designates
16
March
11,
2025,
as
Lutheran
Services
in
Iowa
Day
in
17
recognition
of
the
tremendous
positive
impacts
that
18
Lutheran
Services
in
Iowa
has
had
and
continues
to
make
19
across
Iowa.
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