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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 45
BY SENATOR PEACOCK AND REPRESENTATI VE CARMODY
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To congratulate Easterseals, Inc. on its one hundredth anniversary as an effective advocate
for individuals with disabilities and to commend Easterseals Louisiana for the
indispensable resources it provides to the local community and its fundraising
efforts.
WHEREAS, established in 1919, Easterseals, Inc. celebrates a century of positive
impact on the lives of individuals with disabilities and their families throughout the United
States; and
WHEREAS, Easterseals, Inc., a national organization, supports a network of seventy
affiliates with over five hundred sites found in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and
Australia; and
WHEREAS, established in 1951, Easterseals Louisiana now serves thousands of
disabled individuals annually; and
WHEREAS, with its beginnings in services for children with disabilities, Easterseals
has expanded opportunities for disabled individuals to include all age groups; and
WHEREAS, Easterseals offers home services and community-based support systems
in five distinct developmental areas so that those individuals with a wide range of disabilities
may live, learn, work, play, and react at improved levels; and
WHEREAS, these comprehensive programs include adult and senior services, autism
spectrum services, medical rehabilitation, mental health services, and residential services;
and
WHEREAS, other available programs are designed to assist children and adults to
learn, and often to relearn, basic functions and to master developmental skills; and
WHEREAS, Easterseals also provides evaluation devices such as online screening
tools, early intervention, child care, and educational services; and
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WHEREAS, on Saturday, April 27, 2019, Easterseals Louisiana celebrates the Eighth
Annual Chocolate & Champagne Benefit to recognize the last one hundred successful years
of its parent organization and to honor Sid Potts, the 2019 Lily Award Recipient; and
WHEREAS, ninety-one percent of all funds expended by Easterseals Louisiana are
used for direct services to its constituents; and
WHEREAS, Easterseals Louisiana remains focused on its legacy of service as it
embraces the future with a renewed commitment to enhance possibilities for individuals of
all ages and abilities.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
congratulate Easterseals, Inc. on its one hundredth anniversary as an effective advocate for
individuals with disabilities.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend Easterseals Louisiana for sixty-eight years of indispensable service to the
community and its successful fundraising efforts.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Tracy Garner, President and CEO, and Mrs. Bernie Bitting, Director of Development, of
Easterseals Louisiana.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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