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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 27
BY REPRESENTATIVES HOWARD AND RICHMOND
COMMENDATIONS: Commends eight-year-old Amirikis Smith upon his offer of aid to
the people of Haiti
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON1
To commend eight-year-old Amirikis Smith upon his offer of aid to the people of Haiti.2
WHEREAS, Amirikis Smith wrote a letter to President Obama, soon after the3
devastating earthquake struck the nation of Haiti; and4
WHEREAS, he enclosed fifty dollars out of his savings account to give to Haiti5
relief; and6
WHEREAS, Amirikis Smith entrusted the letter to Mayor Cedric Glover of7
Shreveport, Louisiana; and8
WHEREAS, Mayor Glover delivered the letter to President Obama at the United9
States Conference of Mayors in Washington, D.C.; and10
WHEREAS, on January 27, 2010, President Obama mentioned the great deed of the11
eight-year old boy in Louisiana at the end of his State of the Union Address; and12
WHEREAS, President Barack Obama said, "what keeps me going is the fundamental13
decency that has always been at the core of the American people"; and14
WHEREAS, he also said, "It lives on, in the eight-year old boy in Louisiana, who15
just sent me his allowance and asked if I would give it to the people in Haiti"; and16
WHEREAS, the President did not mention the young boy by name, however on17
Thursday, January 28, 2010, the White House informed the country that his name is18
Amirikis Smith; and19
WHEREAS, Amirikis Smith lives with his grandparents, Vera and Reverend Louis20
Smith, Jr.; and21 HLS 10RS-455 ORIGINAL
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WHEREAS, Amirikis Smith is a third-grader at Red River Elementary School in1
Coushatta.2
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby3
commend eight-year-old Amirikis Smith upon his offer of aid to the people of Haiti.4
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted5
to Amirikis Smith and his family.6
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Howard HCR No. 27
Commends eight-year-old Amirikis Smith upon his offer of aid to the people of Haiti.