WHEREAS, The Bethel Neighborhood Center's Children and Youth
Center was awarded a Best of Wyandotte County Award by the Wyan-
dotte County Economic Development Council at its fourth annual awards
banquet on March 25, 1998, at the Reardon Civic Center in Kansas City,
Kansas; and

      WHEREAS, The Bethel Neighborhood Center's Children and Youth
Center concentrates on teaching social skills, to include accepting ``no''
as an answer, greeting others appropriately, accepting consequences, vol-
unteering and making an apology: Now, therefore,

      Be it resolved by the Senate of the State of Kansas: That we congrat-
ulate and commend the Bethel Neighborhood Center's Children and
Youth Center upon being selected to receive a Best of Wyandotte County
Award; and

      Be it further resolved: That the Secretary of the Senate be directed
to provide an enrolled copy of this resolution to Bethel Neighborhood
Center, 14 S. 7th, Kansas City, Kansas 66101.

Senate Resolution No. 1846 was sponsored by Senators Steineger, Gil-
strap and Jones.

I hereby certify that the above Resolution originated in the Senate,
and was adopted by that body

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President of the Senate.

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Secretary of the Senate.