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