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Senate
Resolution 506
By:
Senator Tolleson of the 20th
A
RESOLUTION
Commending
the Macon Bears; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
the Macon Bears were back-to-back state champions for 2004 and 2005 for
wheelchair basketball in the Georgia chapter of the American Association of
Adapted Sports Programs (AAASP); and
WHEREAS,
originating in Atlanta in 1997, the AAASP provides an avenue for children with
physical disabilities or visual impairments to participate in interscholastic
sports, and the program, which is open to students under age 21, includes 11
wheelchair basketball teams in Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
the Macon Bears have an extraordinary record of accomplishments, having won the
state wheelchair basketball championship held in conjunction with the Georgia
High School Association State Basketball Championships in 2004 and 2005;
and
WHEREAS,
this record of achievement gives testimony to the hard work, dedication, and
commitment of the members of the team and to their incredible talents and
reflects the time and energy poured into this program by their superlative
coaches; and
WHEREAS,
the members of the Macon Bears are Danielle Duncan, Tommie Gray, Edward Hill,
Antonio Jackson, Jennifer Kinard, Ebony Meredith, Matthew Wingo, and Joshua
Wright; and the team coaches are Glynn Watkins, who has coached the Macon Bears
for nine years, and Jarvis Emory, a former AAASP athlete and referee;
and
WHEREAS,
this fine team and its coaches are deserving of our support and admiration, and
it is fitting and proper that the Macon Bears be commended for their
achievements.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body commend
the Macon Bears for their incredible athletic achievements and wish them
continued success.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit appropriate copies of this resolution to the players and coaches of
the Macon Bears.