Florida Senate - 2010                            (NP)    SR 2818
       
       
       
       By Senator Storms
       
       
       
       
       10-03273A-10                                          20102818__
    1                          Senate Resolution                        
    2         A resolution recognizing the Guardian Ad Litem Program
    3         on the occasion of its 30th Anniversary.
    4  
    5         WHEREAS, the Guardian Ad Litem Program’s sole mission is to
    6  represent the best interests of abused and neglected children
    7  involved in dependency court proceedings, and
    8         WHEREAS, for 30 years, the Guardian Ad Litem Program team
    9  has provided independent advocacy for many hundreds of thousands
   10  of dependent children in this state, and
   11         WHEREAS, in 2010, the Guardian Ad Litem Program achieved a
   12  previously unmet milestone by exceeding 7,000 volunteers, and
   13         WHEREAS, for 30 years, Guardian Ad Litem volunteers have
   14  donated time and mileage worth millions of dollars to the State
   15  of Florida and provided an invaluable service to dependency
   16  court judges, and
   17         WHEREAS, many maltreated children in Florida need an
   18  independent advocate to speak on their behalf, and
   19         WHEREAS, the Guardian Ad Litem Program has enhanced local
   20  communities and the lives of Florida families and children, NOW,
   21  THEREFORE,
   22  
   23  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
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   25         That the Guardian Ad Litem Program is congratulated on the
   26  occasion of its 30th Anniversary and commended for its many
   27  years of service representing the best interests of Florida’s
   28  dependent children.