Judiciary Bill IX
SCON 70 IS
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing
the sense of the Congress in support of the `National Wash America Campaign'.
Whereas
on September 11, 2001, the United States was victim to the worst terrorist
attack on American soil, as hijacked aircraft were deliberately crashed into the
World Trade Center in New York, New York, and the Pentagon outside Washington,
D.C.;
Whereas
the tragic events of September 11, 2001, have inflicted enormous emotional pain
on Americans of all ages;
Whereas
young Americans, who are generally unable to donate blood, help with rescue
efforts, or make financial contributions, are nevertheless sharing in the
Nation's pain and are especially in need of a way to make a difference and help
their country;
Whereas
four young sisters, Ashley, Aubrey, Alyssa and Alana Welsh, from Annandale,
Virginia, whose father serves in the military and narrowly avoided the Pentagon
disaster, resolved that they could make a difference by holding local car washes
to raise funds for the American Red Cross and to `help wash away the hurt';
Whereas
within forty-eight hours the young girls had involved hundreds of others and
raised more than $10,000, all in one Northern Virginia community;
Whereas
there are more than 100,000 schools across the United States, whose teachers,
students, and parents are searching for ways to unite and help rebuild the
Nation as the Welch sisters have done in their home town;
Whereas
a National Wash America Campaign has been created with its own Internet site,
www.WashAmerica.org, to help other communities launch similar efforts on the
weekends of September 22 and 23, September 29 and 30, and October 6 and 7, 2001;
and
Whereas
the American Red Cross is designating an account to receive all Wash America
funds, giving the children of this campaign the opportunity to participate in
one of its largest fund-raising drives ever: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved
by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That it is the sense of
the Congress that--
(1)
salutes the young Americans who take part in Wash America events in their
communities to help raise funds for the American Red Cross efforts in the wake
of the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, and thanks
them for doing their part to `Help Wash Away the Hurt' across the Nation.