HRES 705119th CongressIntroduced

Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning on September 14, 2025, as "Celebrate Community Week".

Introduced: Sep 11, 2025

Social Services

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H. Res. 705 is a non-binding House Resolution expressing congressional support for designating the week of September 14–20, 2025, as “Celebrate Community Week.” The resolution promotes collaboration among four international service organizations—Kiwanis International, Lions Clubs International, Optimist International, and Rotary International—and highlights their collective efforts to advance community service, youth development, and humanitarian initiatives. While it recognizes the organizations’ impact and encourages continued emphasis on service, the resolution does not create new programs or authorize spending; it simply signals bipartisan support from the House for the designation and the organizations’ work.

Key Points

1The resolution designates the week beginning September 14, 2025, as “Celebrate Community Week,” intended to promote joint community service among Kiwanis International, Lions Clubs International, Optimist International, and Rotary International.
2It notes that the participating clubs will engage in thousands of local service activities during the week (the second annual Celebrate Community initiative from September 14–20).
3It recognizes Kiwanis clubs for health, nutrition, education and literacy, and youth development, and cites their global activity (over 7.7 million service projects and about $390 million raised annually).
4It recognizes Lions Clubs for their long-standing service ethos and focus areas including environment, childhood cancer, hunger, diabetes, vision, and other humanitarian needs, with a large membership (about 1.4 million).
5It highlights Optimist International’s focus on youth, their motto, and their extensive youth outreach (more than 6 million youth served annually; 65,000 projects and $78 million spent regionally).
6It highlights Rotary International’s global membership and impact (over 1.2 million members across more than 45,000 clubs) in areas such as clean water, literacy, disease prevention, maternal and child health, economic development, peacebuilding, environment, and polio eradication.
7The resolution encourages these organizations to continue promoting community service and improving communities, especially for youth, and to instill the value of service in young people.
8It expresses appreciation for the organizations’ work in strengthening communities through service.

Impact Areas

Primary group/area affected: Members and activities of Kiwanis International, Lions Clubs International, Optimist International, and Rotary International; the communities they serve during Celebrate Community Week.Secondary group/area affected: Local communities and volunteers who participate in service projects during the designated week; youth who benefit from the organizations’ programs and outreach.Additional impacts: Heightened public awareness of community service, potential for increased funding/participation in local service projects, and formal acknowledgment by the House of Representatives of these organizations’ contributions to social good. As a resolution, this bill does not authorize spending or create new federal programs; its effect is symbolic and aimed at encouragement and recognition.

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