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Senate
Resolution 137
By:
Senator Hill of the 4th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending Ashlin Reid; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
4-H Clubs of Georgia provide a unique educational opportunity for students from
nine to 19 years of age to learn valuable lessons outside the classroom and
offer some 55 project areas in which students can develop expertise and compete
with one another; and
WHEREAS,
Georgia´s 4-H programs are coordinated by the Cooperative Extension Service
of the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences,
and this service is the major university outreach program focusing on the youth
of this state; and
WHEREAS,
Ashlin Reid of Bulloch County is an outstanding member of 4-H and is the winner
of the prestigious National 4-H Beekeeping Essay Contest, sponsored by the
Foundation for the Preservation of Honey Bees; and
WHEREAS,
Ashlin Reid submitted the best essay of 17 state winners from across the United
States, and her essay is being offered to state beekeeper's associations for
publication in their association newsletters; and
WHEREAS,
Ashlin Reid is an outstanding representative of the dynamic resource this state
has in its young people.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body recognize
and commend Ashlin Reid as winner of the National 4-H Beekeeping Essay Contest
and for this outstanding 4-H member´s dedication to the principles of 4-H
programs.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Ashlin
Reid.