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House
Resolution 65
By:
Representative Smith of the
113th
A
RESOLUTION
Commending
Georgia Radio Reading Service; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
over 25,000 blind and print-handicapped Georgians benefit from the services
provided by Georgia Radio Reading Service; and
WHEREAS,
every day books, newspapers, and magazines read by volunteers are provided free
of charge to visually handicapped persons through on-line streaming and a
broadcast on a special subchannel radio service made available to qualified
persons; and
WHEREAS,
while Georgia Radio Reading Service is a not for profit organization, the
Georgia General Assembly provided its initial funding in 1980 and remains its
primary funding source; and
WHEREAS,
the organization´s three full-time and four part-time employees are
assisted by over 200 volunteers, making it possible to broadcast 24 hours a day,
seven days a week; and
WHEREAS,
most listeners have been blind since birth, although many are visually impaired
senior citizens who retain enough vision to remain active but are no longer able
to read; and
WHEREAS,
the service to Georgia´s visually impaired citizens performed by the
Georgia Radio Reading Service is invaluable, and it is only proper that this
great organization be recognized and honored.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body commend the Georgia Radio Reading Service for its great contribution
to Georgia´s citizens.
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 Georgia
Radio Reading Service.