; Whereas Young Audiences of Abilene reached more than 15,000 students this year; Whereas Young Audiences of Houston hosted the Houston Arts Partners conference for more than 1,000 participants and provided 3,000 programs to over 200,000 students; Whereas Young Audiences of Louisiana served more than 75,000 students this year; Whereas Young Audiences of Massachusetts served more than 130,000 students this year; Whereas Young Audiences of Northeast Texas’ 45 teaching artists presented 450 programs to 22,000 students across northeast Texas; Whereas Young Audiences of Northern California provided programs to more than 25,000 students this past year; Whereas Young Audiences of Oregon & SW Washington celebrated its 59th year by partnering with schools to provide programs to over 72,000 students across the region; Whereas Young Audiences of Rochester, established in 1962, is upstate New York’s oldest and most comprehensive arts-in-education organization and worked with over 186,000 students this past year; Whereas Young Audiences of Santa Cruz County, Arizona, provided equitable arts integrated learning programs to students in Santa Cruz County; Whereas Young Audiences of Southeast Texas reached over 26,000 children with arts-in-education programs this past year; Whereas Young Audiences of Southwest Florida joined the Young Audiences network to better serve the students in Naples and Collier counties and the surrounding area; Whereas Young Audiences of Virginia served over 52,000 students last year; Whereas Young Audiences of Western New York reached 41,000 children in more than 180 schools, and in afterschool programs at community and cultural centers; and Whereas the weeks of April 9, 2017, through April 22, 2017, would be appropriate weeks to designate as National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Weeks: Now, therefore, be it