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| 5 | 4 | | HOUSE BILL 325 |
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| 6 | 5 | | By Bulso |
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| 8 | 7 | | |
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| 9 | 8 | | HB0325 |
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| 10 | 9 | | 002036 |
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| 11 | 10 | | - 1 - |
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| 13 | 12 | | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 15, |
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| 14 | 13 | | Chapter 2, relative to special days of observance. |
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| 16 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Father Charles Frederick Strobel was a Nashville native, grew up in the |
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| 17 | 16 | | Germantown neighborhood, and fostered deep connections within the community and churches |
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| 18 | 17 | | in the area; and |
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| 19 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Father Strobel believed in living his faith on a daily basis, pulling inspiration |
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| 20 | 19 | | from the Sermon on the Mount, among other holy texts and divine inspirations; and |
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| 21 | 20 | | WHEREAS, upon becoming a priest, Father Strobel quickly and effectively set his sights |
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| 22 | 21 | | on bettering the lives of the homeless and impoverished by opening up a school for homeless |
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| 23 | 22 | | people so they could have a warm place to stay at a time when endemic poverty and other |
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| 24 | 23 | | social concerns were impacting Tennessee and the nation as a whole; and |
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| 25 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Father Strobel founded the Room in the Inn, a sanctuary opened in a |
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| 26 | 25 | | church parking lot in the winter of 1985; and |
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| 27 | 26 | | WHEREAS, the Room in the Inn has since blossomed into a national model for assisting |
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| 28 | 27 | | the homeless, with over 200 congregations and 7,000 volunteers that shelter nearly 1,500 |
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| 29 | 28 | | individuals from November 1 to March 31 of each season; and |
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| 30 | 29 | | WHEREAS, this state seeks to honor Father Strobel and how he combatted |
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| 31 | 30 | | homelessness to enact positive change, and created programs for the homeless that have |
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| 32 | 31 | | become a successful model for the entire nation; now, therefore |
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| 33 | 32 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: |
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| 34 | 33 | | SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 15, Chapter 2, is amended by adding |
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| 35 | 34 | | the following as a new section: |
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| 37 | 36 | | |
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| 38 | 37 | | - 2 - 002036 |
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| 39 | 38 | | |
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| 40 | 39 | | March 13 of every year is observed as "Father Charles Strobel Day", to honor his |
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| 41 | 40 | | mission and the valiant and noble strides Father Charles Frederick Strobel took to |
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| 42 | 41 | | combat homelessness in Tennessee, and the positive impact his efforts have had |
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| 43 | 42 | | nationwide. |
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| 44 | 43 | | SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it. |
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