08 LC 37
0711
House
Resolution 1969
By:
Representatives Kaiser of the
59th,
Cheokas of the
134th,
Sims of the
151st,
Forster of the
3rd,
Butler of the
18th,
and others
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and congratulating the Kiwanis Club of Atlanta on the celebration of its 90th
Anniversary; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
the Kiwanis Club of Atlanta is celebrating 90 years of civic leadership and
active community involvement, having been founded in 1918 as the sixth Kiwanis
Club in the world; and
WHEREAS,
this club in Atlanta is the oldest Kiwanis club in Georgia and is the "mother
club" of all Kiwanis Clubs in our great state; and
WHEREAS,
its hundreds of dedicated members make the Kiwanis Club of Atlanta one of the
largest civic clubs in the world; and
WHEREAS,
the Kiwanis Club of Atlanta, through guidance and example, works to develop
future generations of leaders while performing countless projects to help
children and communities every day; and
WHEREAS,
their weekly luncheon speakers are of such high quality that this Kiwanis Club
has come to be known as the Atlanta version of the National Press Club; members
and Kiwanis visitors hear captains of industry and a wide variety of
professionals speak as well as political leaders such as our Governor and the
Mayor of Atlanta; and
WHEREAS,
the Kiwanis Club of Atlanta was one of the first clubs to welcome and actively
recruit women members, one of whom was the late and beloved journalist Celestine
Sibley; and
WHEREAS,
the Kiwanis Club of Atlanta maintains a nonprofit foundation which gives over
$250,000.00 per year to local Atlanta area charities, mainly to those that serve
children, such as the Metro Atlanta Boys and Girls Clubs, Hillside Hospital, the
Salvation Army, and some 30 other worthwhile organizations; and
WHEREAS,
the Kiwanis Club of Atlanta has sponsored Camp Kiwanis in Madison County since
1951, giving urban youth a chance to experience and learn about the great
outdoors; and
WHEREAS,
the Kiwanis Club of Atlanta works with the USO to welcome our men and women of
the armed forces coming from and going to assignments overseas and throughout
the United States and offers them refreshments and a comfortable place to rest
and relax at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport; and
WHEREAS,
the Kiwanis Club of Atlanta proudly sponsors the STAR student program to
recognize many of Georgia´s top achieving students and their
teachers.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that this body shows
its appreciation to the Kiwanis Club of Atlanta and congratulates the Kiwanis
Club of Atlanta on this important date in its long and impressive history of
service to the children of Georgia and wishes the members of this great
organization continued success in all its endeavors.
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 Kiwanis
Club of Atlanta.