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SR 229 - Keep Ga. Beautiful Program - commemorating

Gillis, Sr., Hugh M (20th)	Madden, Eddie M (47th)	Marable, Richard O (52nd)

Status Summary	SC:		HC:		FR:	03/03/99	LA:	03/03/99	S - Passed/Adopted

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A resolution commemorating the Keep Georgia Beautiful Program and its 55 local affiliates who serve 73 percent of the population of the State of Georgia.

SR 229                                            LC 21 5380T 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                             A RESOLUTION 
 
  1- 1  Commemorating the Keep Georgia Beautiful Program and its 55 
  1- 2  local affiliates who serve 73 percent of the population of 
  1- 3  the State of Georgia; and for other purposes. 
 
  1- 4  WHEREAS, Keep Georgia Beautiful, a program of the Georgia 
  1- 5  Department of Community Affairs, was founded in 1978 as the 
  1- 6  first state affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, Inc.; and 
 
  1- 7  WHEREAS, Keep Georgia Beautiful builds and sustains 
  1- 8  community environmental activities and behaviors for a more 
  1- 9  beautiful Georgia; and 
 
  1-10  WHEREAS, Keep Georgia Beautiful and its 55 local Keep 
  1-11  America Beautiful affiliates enhance the quality of life in 
  1-12  Georgia by focusing on litter prevention, recycling, 
  1-13  reducing the impact of waste, beautification, improving 
  1-14  public places, and neighborhood revitalization; and 
 
  1-15  WHEREAS, Keep Georgia Beautiful and local Keep America 
  1-16  Beautiful affiliates conduct educational and community 
  1-17  improvement activities and programs that change behaviors 
  1-18  and attitudes toward the environment; and 
 
  1-19  WHEREAS, the success enjoyed by Keep Georgia Beautiful and 
  1-20  its local programs is built upon strong partnerships with 
  1-21  government, private businesses, schools, and 
  1-22  citizen-volunteers; and 
 
  1-23  WHEREAS, Keep Georgia Beautiful and its programs empower 
  1-24  local people to take responsibility for preserving and 
  1-25  protecting Georgia's natural resources and environment. 
 
  1-26  NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the 
  1-27  members of this body commemorate the Keep Georgia Beautiful 
  1-28  Program, its 55 local affiliates whose 370,000 volunteers 
  1-29  amassed 2 million volunteer man hours and donated $27.4 
  1-30  million in benefits to Georgia communities last year. 
 
  1-31  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is 
  1-32  authorized and directed to transmit appropriate copies of 
  1-33  this resolution to the public and the press. 
 
 
 
 
 
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