| 1 | 1 | | 25 LC 129 0440 |
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| 2 | 2 | | House Resolution 881 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Representatives Gullett of the 19 |
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| 5 | 5 | | , Kelley of the 16 |
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| 7 | 7 | | , New of the 40 |
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| 9 | 9 | | , Smith of the 18 |
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| 12 | 12 | | Ehrhart of the 36 |
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| 14 | 14 | | , and others |
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| 15 | 15 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 16 | 16 | | Recognizing and commending McKenna Farms Therapy Services; and for other purposes. |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, McKenna Farms Therapy Services is a nonprofit organization that provides2 |
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| 19 | 19 | | therapy services to boys and girls ages 0 to 21 with special needs from Northwest Georgia3 |
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| 20 | 20 | | and metro Atlanta; and4 |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, the organization serves children with a variety of diagnoses including, but not5 |
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| 22 | 22 | | limited to Autism, Sensory Integration Dysfunction, Developmental Delay, genetic and6 |
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| 23 | 23 | | chromosomal disorders, Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida, Down Syndrome, Traumatic Brain7 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Injury, Stroke, Scoliosis, fine motor delay, oral and motor feeding disorders, learning and8 |
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| 25 | 25 | | language disabilities, auditory processing, and coordination disorders; and9 |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, McKenna Farms began in 2001 with 10 children, one physical therapist10 |
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| 27 | 27 | | assistant, 5 volunteers, and 2 horses; and 11 |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, currently, the program has 25 therapists who serve over 500 children per week,12 |
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| 29 | 29 | | 258 regular volunteers, 700 weekly therapy sessions, patients from 16 counties, and 1513 |
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| 30 | 30 | | horses; and14 |
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| 31 | 31 | | H. R. 881 |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, the Farm is situated on 30 acres in Paulding County and includes a |
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| 35 | 35 | | newly-renovated therapy clinic and offices in a civil war-era farmhouse, 8 therapy cottages,16 |
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| 36 | 36 | | outdoor and indoor riding arenas, a sensory trail, wooded adventure trail, and a barn that17 |
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| 37 | 37 | | houses 15 horses and 2 mini horses; and18 |
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| 38 | 38 | | WHEREAS, McKenna Farms offers physical, occupational, and speech therapy as well as19 |
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| 39 | 39 | | therapeutic riding provided in various settings including clinical, aquatic, and through the20 |
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| 40 | 40 | | utilization of equine movement in hippotherapy; and21 |
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| 41 | 41 | | WHEREAS, no other therapeutic center in the region offers such comprehensive services in22 |
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| 42 | 42 | | one location; and23 |
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| 43 | 43 | | WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding work of this organization,24 |
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| 44 | 44 | | as well as its staff and volunteers, is appropriately honored.25 |
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| 45 | 45 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that26 |
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| 46 | 46 | | the members of this body recognize and commend the selfless work of McKenna Farms27 |
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| 47 | 47 | | Therapy Services.28 |
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| 48 | 48 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized29 |
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| 49 | 49 | | and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to30 |
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| 50 | 50 | | McKenna Farms Therapy Services.31 |
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| 51 | 51 | | H. R. 881 |
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