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2016 Regular Session
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 126
BY SENATOR COLOMB
COMMENDATIONS. Commends the service and contributions of The Links, Incorporated,
and recognizes May 25, 2016, as Louisiana Links Day at the state capitol.
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2 To commend the efforts of The Links, Incorporated, and to designate Wednesday, May 25,
3 2016, as Louisiana Links Day at the state capitol.
4 WHEREAS, The Links, Incorporated, is an international organization of women of
5 color dedicated to improving the quality of life for humankind; and
6 WHEREAS, the worldwide organization consists of fourteen thousand members in
7 two hundred eighty chapters in forty-one states, the District of Colombia, and the
8 Commonwealth of the Bahamas; and
9 WHEREAS, there are eight Links chapters in the state of Louisiana, namely the
10 Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Crescent City, LaCapitale, Monroe-Grambling, New Orleans,
11 Pontchartrain, and Shreveport chapters; and
12 WHEREAS, The Links, Incorporated, was founded in 1946 by Margaret Hawkins
13 and Sarah Scott in hopes of promoting civic, educational, and cultural concerns through the
14 creation of their service organization; and
15 WHEREAS, the members of The Links, Incorporated, are influential decision makers
16 and opinion leaders; and
17 WHEREAS, The Links, Incorporated, has attracted many distinguished women who
18 are individual achievers and who have made a difference in their communities and in the
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1 world; and
2 WHEREAS, the members of The Links, Incorporated, are business and civic leaders,
3 role models, mentors, activists, and volunteers who work towards a common vision by
4 engaging like-minded organizations and individuals as partners; and
5 WHEREAS, the outstanding programming of The Links, Incorporated, has five
6 facets, which are National Trends and Services, the Arts, Services to Youth, International
7 Trends and Services, and Health and Human Services; and
8 WHEREAS, the programs are implemented through strategies such as public
9 information and education, economic development, and public policy campaigns; and
10 WHEREAS, the mission of The Links, Incorporated, has been to discern a need and
11 to fulfill it, which The Links has done by donating money and time to charitable efforts,
12 including one million dollars to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored
13 People and two million dollars to the United Negro College Fund; and
14 WHEREAS, its members contribute more than five hundred thousand documented
15 hours of community service annually, strengthening their communities and enhancing the
16 nation; and
17 WHEREAS, Links Day at the capitol is a project of the southern area of The Links,
18 Incorporated, which includes chapters in the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
19 Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina; and
20 WHEREAS, the first Louisiana Links Day at the state capitol occurred on May 19,
21 2005; and
22 WHEREAS, the members of Louisiana Links came to the legislature in 2005 to
23 inform their legislators that they supported legislation and the development of policies in line
24 with Healthy People 2010; and
25 WHEREAS, the members of Louisiana Links came to the legislature in 2006 to
26 inform their legislators that they supported legislation and the development of policies that
27 provided funding and infrastructure necessary to improve health care in Louisiana; and
28 WHEREAS, the members of Louisiana Links came to the legislature in 2007 to
29 inform their legislators that they supported legislation and the development of policies that
30 closed the gap in poverty and education, that provided adequate and affordable health care
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1 to all citizens, that brought Louisiana people home, that revitalized New Orleans public
2 schools, and that guaranteed displaced Louisiana voters their constitutional right to vote; and
3 WHEREAS, the members of Louisiana Links came to the legislature in 2008 to
4 inform their legislators that they supported legislation and the development of policies aimed
5 at reducing the obesity rate for children in Louisiana and other healthcare and education
6 initiatives aimed at creating a better quality of life in Louisiana; and
7 WHEREAS, the members of Louisiana Links came to the legislature in 2009, 2010,
8 2011, and 2012, to advocate for health care and education policies that would continue to
9 improve the lives of all Louisiana citizens; and
10 WHEREAS, the members of Louisiana Links came to the legislature in 2013 to
11 advocate for laws and policies in health care, education, voting rights, gun control, and equal
12 pay for women; and
13 WHEREAS, in 2014, the members of Louisiana Links voiced their concern and
14 continued support of programs seeking to enrich, sustain, and ensure the cultural and
15 economic survival of African Americans and persons of African ancestry; and
16 WHEREAS, The Links, Incorporated, merits a special measure of commendation as
17 they visit the Louisiana state capitol on Wednesday, May 25, 2016, for Louisiana Links Day.
18 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
19 commend the efforts of The Links, Incorporated, and does hereby designate Wednesday,
20 May 25, 2016, as Louisiana Links Day at the state capitol.
21 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
22 southern area director of The Links, Incorporated.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Jerry J. Guillot.
DIGEST
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Commends the efforts of The Links, Incorporated, and designates May 25, 2016, as La.
Links Day at the state capitol.
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