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Senate
Resolution 1189
By:
Senators Miles of the 43rd, Seay of the 34th, Thomas of the 2nd, Butler of the
55th and Brown of the 26th
A
RESOLUTION
Commending
Ms. Jane Fonda; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Ms. Jane Fonda, a resident of Atlanta, Georgia, has touched countless lives with
her compassion, generosity, and commitment to making the world a better place
for generations to come; and
WHEREAS,
the daughter of screen legend Henry Fonda and Frances Seymour Fonda, Ms. Fonda
is one of America's most gifted thespians, and her impressive body of work has
earned her numerous accolades, including two Oscars for Best Actress (for
Klute
in 1971 and Coming
Home in 1978) and an Emmy for her
performance in The
Dollmaker; and
WHEREAS,
Ms. Fonda's credits include
Coming
Home,
The China
Syndrome,
Nine to
Five,
Rollover,
On Golden
Pond, and
The Morning
After, among many memorable roles;
and
WHEREAS,
in the 1980s, Ms. Fonda revolutionized the fitness industry with the production
of 23 home exercise videos, 13 audio recordings, and five books, selling a
combined total of 16 million copies; her original video,
Jane Fonda's
Workout, is to this day the top grossing
home video of all time; and
WHEREAS,
today, Ms. Fonda devotes her time and talents to working for social change and
is especially passionate about improving the lives of women and girls;
and
WHEREAS,
she is the founder and chairwoman of the Georgia Campaign for Adolescent
Pregnancy Prevention (G-CAPP), a state-wide effort to reduce the rates of
teenage pregnancies in Georgia through community, youth, and family development,
sustainable economic growth, and legislative advocacy; and
WHEREAS,
her tremendous generosity has resulted in the Jane Fonda Center for Adolescent
Reproductive Health at the Emory School of Medicine and has endowed the Marion
Howard Chair in Adolescent Reproductive Health in the school's Department of
Gynecology and Obstetrics; and
WHEREAS,
a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Population Fund, Ms. Fonda has
diligently worked to forge a better future for women across the globe, and in
2000 traveled to Nigeria to produce a film in partnership with the International
Women's Health Coalition, entitled "Generation 2000: Changing Girls' Realities";
and
WHEREAS,
Ms. Fonda is a member of the Women & Foreign Policy Advisory Committee of
the Council on Foreign Relations, the Grady Health System Board of Visitors, the
Screen Actors Guild Advisory Board, the Advisory Board of the Native American
Rights Fund, and the V-Counsel of V-Day: Until the Violence Stops;
and
WHEREAS,
Georgia is very fortunate to be the home of such an extraordinary
lady.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body join in
commending Ms. Jane Fonda for a lifetime of service to humanity and thank her
for her many contributions to Georgia.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Ms. Jane Fonda.