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Senate
Resolution 525
By:
Senator Thomas of the 2nd
A
RESOLUTION
Commending
and expressing appreciation to the SkyeLite Jazz Band of Savannah Arts Academy;
and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
the SkyeLite Jazz Band of Savannah Arts Academy is an accomplished and widely
heralded musical group which reflects great credit on the State of Georgia;
and
WHEREAS,
this outstanding group, under the direction of Mr. Michael Hutchinson and
guidance of Dr. John Bradley, has gone on to great success, including among many
other performances those given by the band in London, England; at the Olympic
Trials Opening Ceremony and the Olympic Closing Ceremony in Savannah; on the
steps of the United States Capitol; and in the State Days Series at the John F.
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; and
WHEREAS,
the band has previously been designated as Official Ambassadors of Goodwill by
President Clinton and Governor Zell Miller; and
WHEREAS,
the band performed at the Georgia Reception at the 2000 Southern Legislative
Conference in Biloxi, Mississippi, and performed at the State Dinner when
Georgia hosted the 2001 Southern Legislative Conference in Savannah;
and
WHEREAS,
the band also performed at the State Capitol for Savannah-Chatham Day on January
24, 2001; and
WHEREAS,
members of the SkyeLite Jazz Band were invited by a representative of the
U.S.-China Cultural and Educational Foundation to perform in Chengdu and
Beijing, China, in June of 2004; and
WHEREAS,
the SkyeLite Jazz Band most recently has been invited to perform in San
Francisco, California, at the National School Board Association's (NSBA) 67th
Annual Conference and Exhibition April 15, 2007.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that this body hereby commends and
expresses appreciation to the SkyeLite Jazz Band of Savannah Arts Academy for
its many outstanding accomplishments and its important contributions to the
State of Georgia.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the SkyeLite Jazz Band.