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Senate
Resolution 1049
By:
Senator Butler of the 55th
A
RESOLUTION
Commending
Orrin "Checkmate" Hudson; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Mr. Hudson is the founder of Be Someone, Inc.; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Hudson was recently featured on ABC's
Good Morning America
Weekend Edition with anchors Bill Weir and
Kate Snow; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Hudson, through Be Someone, Inc., has made national headlines for teaching a
chess program to at-risk children; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Hudson's message to the children he teaches is "Heads up, Pants up, Grades
up! Prevention is better than detention"; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Hudson has reached more than 20,000 children in 15 states as he continues
towards his goal of reaching one million children before 2012; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Hudson's leadership skills and drive to help others was developed, in part,
during his time serving in the United State Air Force and the Alabama State
Patrol.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body commend
Mr. Orrin "Checkmate" Hudson and his amazing work with at-risk children through
his Be Someone, Inc., chess program.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Mr. Orrin Hudson.