| 1 | 1 | | 25 LC 129 0069 |
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| 2 | 2 | | Senate Resolution 186 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Senators Burns of the 23rd and Jones II of the 22nd |
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| 4 | 4 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 5 | 5 | | Recognizing and commending Greater Augusta's Interfaith Coalition; and for other purposes. |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1 |
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| 7 | 7 | | WHEREAS, founded in 1998, Greater Augusta's Interfaith Coalition (GAIC) is a2 |
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| 8 | 8 | | non-partisan, nonprofit 501(c)(3) community service organization that represents over 153 |
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| 9 | 9 | | denominations and religious systems; and4 |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, GAIC provides essential community services such as feeding the poor,5 |
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| 11 | 11 | | educating voters, encouraging civic participation, and organizing groups and committees to6 |
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| 12 | 12 | | address community needs; and7 |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, in 2020, GAIC expanded its reach to more than 17 counties in Georgia as well8 |
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| 14 | 14 | | as to South Carolina to further support and advocate for civic engagement, environmental9 |
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| 15 | 15 | | justice, economic empowerment, healthcare, equal justice, youth development, senior and10 |
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| 16 | 16 | | disabled assistance, and social activism; and11 |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, GAIC has recently focused its efforts on childhood literacy and voting rights,12 |
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| 18 | 18 | | collaborating with organizations such as the Area Agency on Aging, Georgia Legal Counsel,13 |
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| 19 | 19 | | National Get-Out-To-Vote, East Central Regional Hospital, and the Georgia Family Council14 |
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| 20 | 20 | | to advance its mission; and15 |
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| 21 | 21 | | S. R. 186 |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, following Hurricane Helene in 2024, GAIC served as the Hurricane Helene |
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| 24 | 24 | | 16 |
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| 25 | 25 | | Relief and Resource Center, providing food, supplies, housing, grief counseling, childcare,17 |
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| 26 | 26 | | elder care, and assistance with debris clearing despite a two-week power outage; and18 |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, GAIC's robust voter engagement initiatives include a Voters' Protection19 |
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| 28 | 28 | | Hotline, educational forums, programs targeting young and minority voters, senior voter20 |
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| 29 | 29 | | education, and election protection efforts; and21 |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, GAIC actively promotes community engagement through innovative programs22 |
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| 31 | 31 | | such as the County Community Development Services Initiative and the Clean Air and23 |
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| 32 | 32 | | Environmentally Responsive Young Voters Initiative; and24 |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding contributions of this25 |
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| 34 | 34 | | extraordinary organization be appropriately recognized. 26 |
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| 35 | 35 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body27 |
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| 36 | 36 | | recognize and commend Greater Augusta's Interfaith Coalition for its decades of service on28 |
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| 37 | 37 | | behalf of the citizens of this state as well as extend best wishes for its continued growth and29 |
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| 38 | 38 | | success.30 |
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| 39 | 39 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed31 |
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| 40 | 40 | | to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Greater Augusta's32 |
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| 41 | 41 | | Interfaith Coalition. 33 |
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| 42 | 42 | | S. R. 186 |
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