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07 LC 96 2745

Senate Resolution 639

By: Senator Thomas of the 2nd

A RESOLUTION

Commending Dr. Eugene Nwosu and the Goodness & Mercy Foundation, Inc.; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, under the dedicated leadership and astute guidance of Dr. Eugene Nwosu, the Goodness & Mercy Foundation, Inc., has lived up to its name by compassionately providing humanitarian aid to struggling families and individuals in Africa over the course of 17 years; and

WHEREAS, the Goodness & Mercy Foundation, Inc., is a nonprofit human service foundation whose mission is to provide much needed medical care, medical supplies, and health education for low-income families and others who are at risk in underserved areas in Africa; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Eugene Nwosu, a Savannah cardiologist, is the founder of the Goodness & Mercy Foundation, Inc., and, since 1990, he and volunteer doctors, nurses, and others have made several trips to Nigeria and Ghana to treat the needy; and

WHEREAS, the Goodness and Mercy Foundation, Inc., recruits physicians, surgeons, dentists, optometrists, ophthalmologists, nurses, nutritionists, and lay persons to go on the missions and carry medical and surgical supplies and loaner equipment to mission sites and set up operating rooms and perform surgeries; and

WHEREAS, the Goodness and Mercy Foundation, Inc., makes a profound difference in the lives of thousands of people who are otherwise forced to go without medical care.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body heartily commend the outstanding humanitarian efforts of the Goodness and Mercy Foundation, Inc.; express their deepest appreciation for the inspiring compassion and leadership of Dr. Eugene Nwosu; and extend their sincerest best wishes for the future.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Dr. Eugene Nwosu.