[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1058 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1058

      Supporting the designation of Destination ImagiNation Week.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 14, 2008

Mr. Ross submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
      Supporting the designation of Destination ImagiNation Week.

Whereas the Board of Trustees of Destination ImagiNation has declared the week 
        beginning on May 19, 2008 as Destination ImagiNation Week;
Whereas the future of our national workforce depends on developing students with 
        strong skills in creative and critical thinking, teamwork, time 
        management, and problem solving;
Whereas Destination ImagiNation is a community-based, school-friendly program 
        dedicated to promoting these critical life skills;
Whereas Destination ImagiNation gives children a place to learn how to apply 
        their individual knowledge and skills to solve challenges as they work 
        cooperatively within a team, pushing the limits of their imaginations;
Whereas the vision of Destination ImagiNation is to provide a positive and 
        friendly environment for participants to explore their own unlimited 
        creativity and to take creative risks in competition with themselves, 
        rather than with others;
Whereas Destination ImagiNation was developed by parents, teachers, team 
        managers (people who coach teams), appraisers (people who evaluate team 
        solutions), regional directors, affiliate directors, and others who have 
        the desire to help create the best possible, creative, problem-solving 
        program for teams of up to 7 students;
Whereas Destination ImagiNation offers a wide range of challenges for 
        participants including programs that focus on the performing and visual 
        arts, geography, and writing;
Whereas each challenge offers students the chance to develop group projects that 
        rely upon creativity to make the subject matter come to life;
Whereas this year marks the 25th anniversary of Destination ImagiNation's 
        problem solving programs;
Whereas Destination ImagiNation has operated as a nonprofit volunteer driven 
        organization providing some 5,000,000 students with the skills needed to 
        be successful;
Whereas Destination ImagiNation is the world's largest creativity, teamwork and 
        problem solving program with approximately 250,000 participants and 
        35,000 volunteers from 50 States and over 40 countries;
Whereas in approximately 150,000 students in the United States ages 4 to 20 will 
        participate in Statewide competitions this spring; and
Whereas 18,000 people from around the world will gather at the University of 
        Tennessee to celebrate the Annual Global Finals Competition from May 21-
        24: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports the 
designation of Destination ImagiNation Week.
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