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| 2 | 2 | | <BillNo> <Sponsor> |
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| 4 | 4 | | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 205 |
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| 5 | 5 | | By Johnson |
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| 8 | 8 | | SJR0205 |
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| 9 | 9 | | 004427 |
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| 12 | 12 | | A RESOLUTION to honor Franklin Tomorrow on the occasion of |
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| 13 | 13 | | its twenty-fifth anniversary. |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, we take great pride in specially recognizing those community organizations |
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| 16 | 16 | | that work to improve the quality of life for their residents in the great State of Tennessee; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, one such exemplary community organization is Franklin Tomorrow, which |
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| 18 | 18 | | has played an essential role in making Franklin a great place to live, work, and play for the past |
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| 19 | 19 | | twenty-five years; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, the charter of Franklin Tomorrow was signed on March 20, 2000, by a small |
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| 21 | 21 | | group of leaders, which included Julian Bibb, Dick Gygi, Mike Alday, and Gayle Moyer Harris, |
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| 22 | 22 | | who recognized that something needed to be done to ensure that the future of the city would be |
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| 23 | 23 | | as rich as its past; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Franklin Tomorrow presents information programs that allow the community |
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| 25 | 25 | | to be engaged and informed about the challenges that face Franklin as well as the positive |
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| 26 | 26 | | things happening in the community; these programs include FrankTalks, a monthly lecture |
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| 27 | 27 | | series, and Breakfast With The Mayors, a quarterly lecture series; and |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Franklin Tomorrow has created many new initiatives and organizations to |
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| 29 | 29 | | enhance Franklin, including the custom Historic Franklin license plate, which has generated |
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| 30 | 30 | | revenue for the organization and created a sense of civic pride; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, in 2025, Franklin Tomorrow continues its work to gather citizen input and |
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| 32 | 32 | | engagement by participating in the National Civic League's Healthy Democracy Project; and |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, it is appropriate that we acknowledge such an outstanding community |
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| 34 | 34 | | endeavor on this special occasion; now, therefore, |
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| 39 | 39 | | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH |
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| 40 | 40 | | GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE HOUSE OF |
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| 41 | 41 | | REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, that we recognize and honor Franklin Tomorrow on the |
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| 42 | 42 | | occasion of its twenty-fifth anniversary, applauding its many contributions to the Franklin |
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| 43 | 43 | | community and extending our best wishes for much continued success in all its future |
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| 44 | 44 | | endeavors. |
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| 45 | 45 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared |
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| 46 | 46 | | for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to |
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| 47 | 47 | | the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear |
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| 48 | 48 | | without House or Senate designation. |
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