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House
Resolution 180
By:
Representatives Lane of the
158th,
Jerguson of the
22nd,
Hill of the
180th,
Tumlin of the
38th,
Carter of the
159th,
and others
A
RESOLUTION
Commemorating
the Keep Georgia Beautiful program and its 66 local affiliates who serve 80
percent of the population of the State of Georgia; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
Keep Georgia Beautiful, a program of the Georgia Department of Community
Affairs, was founded in 1978 as the first state affiliate of Keep America
Beautiful, Inc.; and
WHEREAS,
Keep Georgia Beautiful builds and sustains community environmental activities
and behaviors for a more beautiful and environmentally aware Georgia;
and
WHEREAS,
Keep Georgia Beautiful and its 66 local Keep America Beautiful affiliates
enhance the quality of life in Georgia by focusing on litter prevention,
community beautification and improvement, and reducing the impact of waste on
communities; and
WHEREAS,
Keep Georgia Beautiful and local Keep America Beautiful affiliates conduct
educational and community improvement activities and programs that change
behaviors and attitudes toward the environment; and
WHEREAS,
the success enjoyed by Keep Georgia Beautiful and its local programs is built
upon strong partnerships with government, private businesses, schools, and
citizen-volunteers at the grassroots level; and
WHEREAS,
Keep Georgia Beautiful and its programs empower local people to take
responsibility for preserving and protecting Georgia´s natural resources
and environment.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body commemorate the Keep Georgia Beautiful program and its 66 local
affiliates whose 400,000 volunteers amassed 2 million volunteer man-hours and
donated $27.4 million in benefits to Georgia communities last year.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the public
and the press.