2019 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 60
BY SENATOR PETERSON
A RESOLUTION
To commend the efforts of The Links, Incorporated and to designate Thursday, April 25,
2019, as Louisiana Links Day at the state capitol.
WHEREAS, The Links, Incorporated is an international organization of women of
color dedicated to improving the quality of life for humankind; and
WHEREAS, the worldwide organization consists of nearly fourteen thousand
members in two hundred eighty-three chapters in forty-one states, the District of Colombia,
and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas; and
WHEREAS, there are eight Links chapters in the state of Louisiana, namely the
Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Crescent City, LaCapitale, Monroe-Grambling, New Orleans,
Pontchartrain, and Shreveport chapters; and
WHEREAS, The Links, Incorporated was founded in 1946 by Margaret Hawkins and
Sarah Scott in hopes of promoting civic, educational, and cultural concerns through the
creation of their service organization; and
WHEREAS, the members of The Links, Incorporated are influential decision makers
and opinion leaders; and
WHEREAS, The Links, Incorporated has attracted many distinguished women who
are individual achievers and who have made a difference in their communities and in the
world; and
WHEREAS, the members of The Links, Incorporated are business and civic leaders,
role models, mentors, activists, and volunteers who work toward a common vision by
engaging like-minded organizations and individuals as partners; and
WHEREAS, the outstanding programming of The Links, Incorporated has five facets
which are National Trends and Services, the Arts, Services to Youth, International Trends
and Services, and Health and Human Services; and
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WHEREAS, the programs are implemented through strategies such as public
information and education, economic development, and public policy campaigns; and
WHEREAS, the mission of The Links, Incorporated has been to discern a need and
to fulfill it, which The Links has done by donating money and time to charitable efforts,
including one million dollars to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored
People and two million dollars to the United Negro College Fund; and
WHEREAS, its members contribute more than five hundred thousand documented
hours of community service annually, strengthening their communities and enhancing the
nation; and
WHEREAS, Louisiana Links Day at the state capitol is a project of the southern area
of The Links, Incorporated which includes chapters in the states of Alabama, Florida,
Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina; and
WHEREAS, the first Louisiana Links Day at the state capitol occurred on May 19,
2005; and
WHEREAS, The Links, Incorporated merits a special measure of commendation as
they visit the Louisiana State Capitol on Thursday, April 25, 2019, for Louisiana Links Day.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend the efforts of The Links, Incorporated and does hereby designate
Thursday, April 25, 2019, as Louisiana Links Day at the state capitol.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
southern area director of The Links, Incorporated.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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