Senate Bill 2692
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Florida Senate - 1999 (NP) SR 2692
By Senator Childers
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1 Senate Resolution No.
2 A resolution commending the Florida DeMolay
3 Association for its positive influence on the
4 lives of young men.
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6 WHEREAS, DeMolay was started in 1919 in Kansas City,
7 Missouri, and
8 WHEREAS, DeMolay International is the largest
9 fraternity of young men in the world, and
10 WHEREAS, the first DeMolay chapter in Florida was
11 organized in Escambia County in 1922, and
12 WHEREAS, there are currently 26 chartered chapters and
13 5 chapters under letters temporary in this state, and
14 WHEREAS, the Order of DeMolay is an association of
15 young men 13 to 21 years of age, who are seeking to better
16 themselves by learning leadership skills and practicing civic
17 responsibility, and
18 WHEREAS, there are approximately 1,000 DeMolay chapters
19 in the United States, as well as chapters located in seven
20 countries, and
21 WHEREAS, DeMolay alumni include United States Senator
22 Trent Lott, former Governor Rueben Askew, astronauts,
23 professional athletes, chairmen of major corporations, John
24 Wayne, Dan Rather, Williard Scott, Charles Goodnow, Walt
25 Disney, and countless others, NOW, THEREFORE,
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27 Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
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29 That the Florida DeMolay Association is recognized and
30 commended for its positive influence on the lives of young men
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Florida Senate - 1999 (NP) SR 2692
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1 in this state and for its service to the residents of this
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3 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution,
4 with the Seal of the Senate affixed, be presented to the
5 Florida DeMolay Association as a tangible token of the
6 sentiments of the Florida Senate.
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