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| 2 | 2 | | <BillNo> <Sponsor> |
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| 4 | 4 | | SENATE RESOLUTION 22 |
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| 5 | 5 | | By Lamar |
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| 8 | 8 | | SR0022 |
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| 9 | 9 | | 003944 |
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| 10 | 10 | | - 1 - |
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| 12 | 12 | | A RESOLUTION to honor TaJuan Stout Mitchell in celebration of |
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| 13 | 13 | | Women's Day on the Hill. |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Women's Day on the Hill is a time to honor the achievements of those |
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| 16 | 16 | | Tennessee women who have paved the way for every person to have the opportunity to pursue |
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| 17 | 17 | | the American dream; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, the Volunteer State is proud to be the home of the awe-inspiring TaJuan |
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| 19 | 19 | | Stout Mitchell, the founder of TaJuan Stout Mitchell Consulting, a trained social worker, the |
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| 20 | 20 | | former Community Relations Director and Intergovernmental Administrator for the City of |
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| 21 | 21 | | Memphis, and the retired Executive Director of the American Cancer Society; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, TaJuan Mitchell served on the Memphis City School Board for nine years |
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| 23 | 23 | | and the Memphis City Council for eight years and was elected by her colleagues to serve as |
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| 24 | 24 | | chair of both bodies; her contributions over the years include leading the development of the |
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| 25 | 25 | | Whitehaven Library, Whitehaven Visitor Center, and eight new schools in District 3; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, TaJuan Mitchell worked as a State Protective Services officer for the |
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| 27 | 27 | | protection of children from abuse and neglect, as the Director of Adoptions for St. Peter's Home |
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| 28 | 28 | | for Children, and as the Executive Director of Big Brothers Big Sisters, which annually bestows |
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| 29 | 29 | | the TaJuan Stout Mitchell Employee Service Award in honor of her legacy; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, she has further served her community as a member of the Board of |
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| 31 | 31 | | Directors for the Women's Foundation of Greater Memphis, a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha |
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| 32 | 32 | | Sorority, Inc., and Chair of United Way's Women United, where she led a project that provided |
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| 33 | 33 | | more than $2,000 in merchandise for first-generation college students moving into dorm rooms; |
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| 34 | 34 | | and |
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| 37 | 37 | | - 2 - 003944 |
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| 39 | 39 | | WHEREAS, in saluting Ms. Mitchell on this special occasion, let us remember that when |
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| 40 | 40 | | women succeed, America succeeds, as does Tennessee; now, therefore, |
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| 41 | 41 | | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HU NDRED FOURTEENTH |
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| 42 | 42 | | GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, that we hereby honor and commend |
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| 43 | 43 | | TaJuan Stout Mitchell on her many contributions to the State of Tennessee as we celebrate |
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| 44 | 44 | | Women's Day on the Hill. |
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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. |
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