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2015 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 20
BY SENATOR HEITMEIER
SENATE. Proclaims June 10, 2015, as 610 Stompers Day and commends the efforts of the
610 Stompers organization.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To commend the 610 Stompers organization on its commitment to promote culture and
3 support charitable organizations in the New Orleans area and to proclaim June 10,
4 2015, as "610 Stompers Day" in the Louisiana State Senate.
5 WHEREAS, the 610 Stompers organized in the beginning of 2009 with the premise
6 that a group of ordinary men, ranging in age from their twenties to their sixties, could, and
7 should, entertain the world with their extraordinary dance moves; and
8 WHEREAS, as a result of the success of the Saints' Super Bowl Championship
9 season, which focused national attention on New Orleans and Mardi Gras, the 610 Stompers
10 entertained the raucous crowds as they marched in the "Buddy D" parade and the "Lombardi
11 Gras" Super Bowl parade; and
12 WHEREAS, with national attention came the realization of the members that the 610
13 Stompers could use its amazing popularity to help others, and the group began choosing
14 charities as fundraising partners for each 610 Stompers event; and
15 WHEREAS, the 610 Stompers have donated funds to such varied charities as the
16 Leukemia Lymphoma Society, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, the Louisiana Organ
17 Procurement Association, the Autism Society of Greater New Orleans, Animal Rescue New
18 Orleans, and the Youth Empowerment Project; and
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1 WHEREAS, since the founding of the 610 Stompers, the group has donated over a
2 quarter of a million dollars to these wide variety of charities; and
3 WHEREAS, the 610 Stompers have appeared in three prominent public service
4 campaigns regarding crosswalk and bicycle safety in the greater New Orleans area; and
5 WHEREAS, the 610 Stompers have also lent its talents to other community support
6 campaigns, particularly those involving the New Orleans Hornets and the Louisiana Society
7 for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; and
8 WHEREAS, the 610 Stompers' members, aware of their unique place in the
9 landscape of New Orleans culture, donate countless hours volunteering in less visible
10 capacities all in an effort to give back to their beloved city; and
11 WHEREAS, the 610 Stompers have branched out to other areas of Louisiana and
12 have performed in events and parades in Baton Rouge, Houma, Mandeville, and Norco; and
13 WHEREAS, the extraordinary moves of the ordinary men of the 610 Stompers have
14 entertained crowds at the New York City Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the Washington
15 Mardi Gras, and the Kentucky Derby's Pegasus Parade, all in the interest of representing and
16 celebrating the culture and the people of New Orleans.
17 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
18 does hereby commend the 610 Stompers organization on its commitment to promote culture
19 and support charitable organizations in the New Orleans area.
20 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that June 10, 2015, be proclaimed as "610 Stompers
21 Day" in the Louisiana State Senate.
22 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
23 610 Stompers organization.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Christopher D. Adams.
DIGEST
SR 20 Original 2015 Regular Session Heitmeier
Commends the 610 Stompers organization on its commitment to promote culture and
support charitable organizations in the New Orleans area and proclaims June 10, 2015, as
"610 Stompers Day" in the Louisiana State Senate.
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