Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

Tennessee Senate Bill SR0043 Compare Versions

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4	4	SENATE RESOLUTION 43
5	5	By Akbari
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8	8	SR0043
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12	12	A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize The Links, Incorporated.
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14	14	WHEREAS, it is fitting that we should pause to honor and specially commend those
15	15	distinguished organizations whose stated goals advance the most noble precepts of human
16	16	endeavors and whose history of service in pursuit of those goals stands as an outstanding
17	17	example to the citizens of this great State; and
18	18	WHEREAS, one such estimable organization that evinces the greatest integrity and
19	19	probity in all its chosen endeavors is The Links, Incorporated; and
20	20	WHEREAS, The Links, Incorporated is an international, not-for-profit corporation
21	21	composed of more than 16,000 professional women of color who are committed to enhancing
22	22	the quality of life in their respective communities, which are served by 292 chapters located in
23	23	forty-one states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, and the United
24	24	Kingdom; and
25	25	WHEREAS, accomplished, dedicated women who are active in public and charitable
26	26	programs, the members of The Links, Incorporated are some of the most influential women in
27	27	the world; they are business and civic leaders, role models, mentors, activists, and volunteers,
28	28	and they work assiduously toward a common vision by making The Links, Incorporated
29	29	synonymous with not only a chain of friendship, but also a chain of purposeful public service;
30	30	and
31	31	WHEREAS, The Links, Incorporated is one of the nation's oldest and largest volunteer
32	32	service organizations, and it is committed to enriching, sustaining, and ensuring the cultural and
33	33	economic survival of African Americans and other persons of African descent; the organization
34	34	is the recipient of prestigious awards from the UN Association of New York and the Leon H.
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39	39	Sullivan Foundation for its prized programs and for its consummate one million documented
40	40	hours of community service contributed annually; and
41	41	WHEREAS, built on the principles of advocacy and service, The Links, Incorporated is
42	42	strongly committed to making a difference in communities across this country and around the
43	43	world; wherever its members may reside, they strive, both individually and collectively, to
44	44	achieve equality for the thousands of people who rely on The Links, Incorporated for support;
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46	46	WHEREAS, on a practical level, The Links, Incorporated seeks to facilitate positive
47	47	change through its support of solid initiatives in the arts, services to youth, and national and
48	48	international trends; and
49	49	WHEREAS, The Links, Incorporated's one-million-dollar contributions to the NAACP
50	50	Legal Defense and Education Fund, the United Negro College Fund, and the National Civil
51	51	Rights Museum in Memphis have served to perpetuate educational opportunity and
52	52	advancement and have furthered justice throughout this great land; and
53	53	WHEREAS, once again, on March 10, 2025, the respected members will gather for The
54	54	Links Day on Capitol Hill, during which time these incredible women from across the State will
55	55	hear from their local legislators to discuss bills that impact the members' communities; and
56	56	WHEREAS, the women of The Links, Incorporated are wholly committed to the noble
57	57	precepts of public service that have earned Tennessee recognition as the Volunteer State. As
58	58	ambassadors of those very precepts, whether they are Tennesseans or honorary Tennesseans,
59	59	the members of The Links, Incorporated should be specially recognized; now, therefore,
60	60	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH
61	61	GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, that we commend the members of
62	62	The Links, Incorporated for their exemplary service to their respective communities and to this
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67	67	nation and their ongoing commitment to attaining equality for all people, regardless of their race,
68	68	religion, or socioeconomic background.
69	69	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
70	70	for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy.