Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 12–Senators Mathews, Amodei, Care, Carlton, Coffin, Jacobsen, James, McGinness, Neal, O’Connell, O’Donnell, Porter, Raggio, Rawson, Rhoads, Schneider, Shaffer, Titus, Townsend, Washington and Wiener

 

Joint Sponsors: Assemblymen Leslie, Anderson, Angle, Arberry, Bache, Beers, Berman, Brower, Brown, Buckley, Carpenter, Cegavske, Chowning, Claborn, Collins, de Braga, Dini, Freeman, Gibbons, Giunchigliani, Goldwater, Gustavson, Hettrick, Humke, Koivisto, Lee, Manendo, Marvel, McClain, Mortenson, Neighbors, Nolan, Oceguera, Ohrenschall, Parks, Parnell, Perkins, Price, Smith, Tiffany, Von Tobel and Williams

 

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Senate Concurrent RESOLUTION—Recognizing February 20, 2001, as Girls and Women in Sports Day in Nevada.

 

   Whereas, The Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., Girls Incorporated, the

 National Association for Girls and Women in Sports, the Women’s Sports

 Foundation and the YWCA of the U.S.A. joined together to celebrate the

 15th Annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day in Washington,

 D.C., on February 7, 2001; and

   Whereas, National Girls and Women in Sports Day is commemorated

 to acknowledge the history of women in sports and to recognize current

 athletic achievements by women, the positive influence of sports

 participation and the continuing struggle for equality and access for

 women in sports; and

   Whereas, National Girls and Women in Sports Day began in 1987 as a

 day to remember and honor Olympic volleyball player, Flo Hyman, for her

 athletic achievements and her commitment to ensure equality for women’s

 sports, and that day has been observed each year since then to celebrate

 the accomplishments of all women athletes and to increase awareness of

 the obstacles yet to be overcome to achieve equality of women in sports;

 and

   Whereas, The history of girls and women in sports is rich and long, yet

 there has been little national recognition of the significance of the athletic

 achievements of girls and women; and

   Whereas, Girls’ and women’s athletics, at all levels, is one of the most

 effective avenues available through which girls and women in the United

 States may develop self-discipline, initiative, confidence and leadership

 skills regardless of their background; and

   Whereas, The bonds built between girls and women through athletics

 help to break down the social barriers of racism and prejudice, and the

 communication and cooperation skills that are learned play a key role in

 the athlete’s contributions within her home, at work and to society in

 general; and

   Whereas, A need exists for increased opportunities for girls to

 participate in and pursue physical activity at the community and scholastic

 level to increase their health and well-being on a daily basis so that they

 are able to develop lifelong fitness habits at an early age; and

 


   Whereas, The theme for this year, “No Stopping Us Now,” recognizes

the growth in the number of athletic opportunities open to women since the

 enactment of Title IX in 1971, when 1 in 27 girls in high school

 participated in athletics and the average college spent less than 2 cents per

 dollar of the athletic budget on women; and

   Whereas, The theme “No Stopping Us Now” illustrates the focused

 commitment to increase the recognition of female athletes and to increase

 further the number of girls and women who participate in sports in the

 future; now, therefore, be it

   Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, the Assembly

 Concurring, That the members of the Legislature join the University of

 Nevada, Reno, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Pack PAWS

 (Promoting and Advancing Women in Sports), and Girl Scouts of

 Northern Nevada in celebrating National Girls and Women in Sports Day

 on February 20, 2001; and be it further

   Resolved, That the residents of the State of Nevada are hereby urged

 to observe National Girls and Women in Sports Day in Nevada by

 recognizing the important role athletics play in the development of young

 women and by supporting athletic programs for girls and women on the

 local and national level throughout the year.

 

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