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| 4 | 4 | | SENATE RESOLUTION 4 |
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| 5 | 5 | | By Akbari |
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| 8 | 8 | | SR0004 |
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| 9 | 9 | | 002127 |
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| 12 | 12 | | A RESOLUTION to commend the Tennessee Chapter of Delta |
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| 13 | 13 | | Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., for their Delta Days |
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| 14 | 14 | | at the Capitol. |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, it is fitting that we should honor and specially commend those distinguished |
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| 17 | 17 | | organizations whose stated goals advance the most noble precepts of human endeavors and |
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| 18 | 18 | | whose history of service in pursuit of those goals stands as a shining example to the citizens of |
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| 19 | 19 | | this great State; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, one such estimable organization that evinces the greatest integrity and |
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| 21 | 21 | | probity in all its chosen endeavors is the Tennessee Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, |
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| 22 | 22 | | Inc., which will host the fifteenth annual Delta Days at the Capitol on February 17-18, 2025; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Tennessee's first Delta Days at the Capitol was held February 22-23, 2010, |
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| 24 | 24 | | and featured informative workshops on various social action topics, including HIV/AIDS, the |
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| 25 | 25 | | housing crisis, economic development, and the State education system; there was also a |
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| 26 | 26 | | townhall meeting titled Healthcare: Key Issues Facing African Americans; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, the chairs and sponsors for this year's Delta Days at the Capitol are |
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| 28 | 28 | | Chandra L. Wilson, Tennessee Social Action Coordinator and Chattanooga Alumnae; Celia |
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| 29 | 29 | | Conley, Tennessee Social Action Co-Coordinator and Nashville Alumnae; Jessica Rich, Delta |
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| 30 | 30 | | Days at the Capitol Host and Co-Coordinator and Nashville Metropolitan Alumnae; Michelle |
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| 31 | 31 | | Steele, Delta Days at the Capitol Host and Co-Coordinator and Nashville Metropolitan Alumnae; |
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| 32 | 32 | | and Senator Raumesh Akbari, Honorary Delta Days at the Capitol Co-Chair and Memphis |
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| 33 | 33 | | Alumnae; and |
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| 34 | 34 | | WHEREAS, once again, the respected members of the Tennessee Chapter of Delta |
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| 35 | 35 | | Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., will gather for Delta Days at the Capitol, during which time these |
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| 40 | 40 | | incredible women from across the State will learn about advocacy approaches to address social |
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| 41 | 41 | | change and develop a structured plan to improve public policies; and |
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| 42 | 42 | | WHEREAS, the women of the Tennessee Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., |
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| 43 | 43 | | are wholly committed to the noble precepts of public service that have earned Tennessee |
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| 44 | 44 | | recognition as the Volunteer State; now, therefore, |
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| 45 | 45 | | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH |
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| 46 | 46 | | GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, that we commend the members of |
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| 47 | 47 | | the Tennessee Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., for their Delta Days at the Capitol, |
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| 48 | 48 | | extending our gratitude for their exemplary service to their respective communities and |
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| 49 | 49 | | applauding their efforts to improve the policies of the State and the well-being of its citizens. |
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| 50 | 50 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared |
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| 51 | 51 | | for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy. |
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