A JOINT MEMORIAL

DECLARING FEBRUARY 17, 2005 AS "EXTENSION SERVICE DAY" AT THE LEGISLATURE.

     WHEREAS, New Mexico state university's cooperative extension service has provided expertise and educational programs in agriculture, home economics, natural resources, economic development and 4-H youth development to the people of New Mexico for more than eighty-five years; and

     WHEREAS, the cooperative extension service operates with cooperative funding from federal, state and county government with offices in every county in the state; and

     WHEREAS, the cooperative extension service offers research-based education to all New Mexicans and helps them improve the quality of their lives; and

     WHEREAS, the cooperative extension service administers the 4-H youth development program, which involves fifty-five thousand young people in New Mexico, teaching them the skills they need to become productive citizens and leaders;

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that February 17, 2005 be declared "Extension Service Day" at the legislature; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be transmitted to New Mexico state university's cooperative extension service.