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A JOINT MEMORIAL

RECOGNIZING AUGUST 5, 2006 AS THE SECOND ANNUAL "YOUTH DAY"

IN NEW MEXICO AND REQUESTING NEW MEXICO'S CONGRESSIONAL

DELEGATION TO PURSUE FEDERAL RECOGNITION OF THE DAY.

WHEREAS, New Mexico is blessed to have more than five

hundred thousand people under the age of eighteen among its

population; and

WHEREAS, New Mexico's youth should be encouraged to

participate in socially and culturally appropriate activities

that reinforce positive behavior by strengthening their bonds

with their parents, guardians and mentors; and

WHEREAS, providing New Mexico's youth with a positive

means of self-expression; strong, confident and appropriate

role models; and methods to promote a healthy family

structure will benefit all of New Mexico's residents as

today's youth become tomorrow's strong leaders; and

WHEREAS, the continued recognition of the first Saturday

of August as "Youth Day" in New Mexico could lead to national

recognition of such a day, which could provide young people

everywhere with the opportunity to receive the support,

congratulations and positive acknowledgment that can help

them achieve their dreams;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE

STATE OF NEW MEXICO that it recognize August 5, 2006 to be

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the second annual "Youth Day" in New Mexico and that all New

Mexicans be encouraged on that day to recognize and celebrate

the contributions that New Mexico's youth make each day to

our state; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of New Mexico's

congressional delegation be requested to pursue the federal

designation of the first Saturday of every August to be

"Youth Day"; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be

transmitted to the governor and the members of the state's

congressional delegation.