00SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 9                                                                                      
01 Declaring June 1 - 7, 1997, to be Alaska Garden Week.                                                                   
02 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
03  WHEREAS gardening instills an appreciation of nature and an awareness of the value                                     
04 of conservation and the need for pollution control, as well as enhancing the environment; and                           
05  WHEREAS this awareness and this appreciation heighten each citizen's sense of                                          
06 responsibility and trusteeship for this great state; and                                                                
07  WHEREAS gardening efforts bring beauty to communities and promote individual and                                       
08 community pride; and                                                                                                    
09  WHEREAS gardening furnishes a challenging and productive full or part-time activity                                    
10 for a large number of citizens in this state and yields a great variety of flowers of breathtaking                      
11 beauty that enhance the state's appearance; and                                                                         
12  WHEREAS the gardeners of this state produce a large quantity of food for its citizens                                  
13 and have established and continue to sustain more than $28,000,000 in horticultural business                            
14 in this state;                                                                                                          

01  BE IT RESOLVED that, in order to recognize the importance of gardening to the                                          
02 state, the Alaska State Legislature declares June 1 - 7, 1997, Alaska Garden Week; and be it                            
03  FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature encourages all Alaskans                                             
04 to observe Alaska Garden Week by recognizing the importance of gardening to the state's                                 
05 economy, to the enhancement of neighborhoods in the state, to the improvement of the mental                             
06 and physical well-being of the citizens of this state, and to the promotion of civic pride                              
07 throughout the state.