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House
Resolution 1709
By:
Representative Teilhet of the
40th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending Keep Georgia Safe and the Keep Georgia Safe Alert Network; and
for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
the State of Georgia has three Emergency Alerts: Levi's Call, Georgia's AMBER
Alert for missing or abducted children; Mattie's Call, an alert for missing
elderly or disabled persons; and Kimberly's Call, a dangerous fugitive alert;
and
WHEREAS,
there is an immediate need to notify the public when a child has been abducted,
an elderly or disabled person is missing, or a dangerous fugitive is at large;
and
WHEREAS,
Keep Georgia Safe operates the only alert network that sends all three of
Georgia's emergency alerts issued by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to
subscribers' cell phones and email free of charge; and
WHEREAS,
the Keep Georgia Safe Alert Network is the most efficient way to alert the
public to be on the look-out for a missing child, wandering elderly person, or
dangerous fugitive; and
WHEREAS,
time is of the essence when a child has been abducted, as 74% of abducted
children that are killed are murdered within the first three hours of their
abduction; and
WHEREAS,
persons who join the Keep Georgia Safe Alert Network may play a vital role in
the safe recovery of an abducted child, finding a wandering Alzheimer's patient,
or helping the police locate a dangerous felon; and
WHEREAS,
Georgians can join the Keep Georgia Safe Alert Network by simply visiting
keepgeorgiasafe.org and entering either a cell phone number or an email address
in the text boxes provided on the home page; and
WHEREAS,
the founder of Keep Georgia Safe, Gary Martin Hays, and the executive director,
Mary Ellen Fulkus, address a great public need and unselfishly invest their
time, talents, and resources to aid in the protection of Georgians;
and
WHEREAS,
it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding work of this fine
organization and its numerous contributions to the citizens of this state be
appropriately recognized.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body commend Keep Georgia Safe and the Keep Georgia Safe Alert Network for
working diligently to protect Georgians and help law enforcement recover missing
children, lost elderly or disabled individuals, and dangerous
fugitives.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit appropriate copies of this resolution to the founder of
Keep Georgia Safe, Gary Martin Hays, and Executive Director Mary Ellen Fulkus.