House Bill 9139

    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                HR 9139

        By Representatives Arnall, Wise, Crady, Dennis, Fuller,
    Hill and Thrasher





  1                         House Resolution

  2         A resolution honoring the American Red Cross

  3         Volunteer Life Saving Corps for the volunteer

  4         protective services provided to the City of

  5         Jacksonville Beach, Florida.

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  7         WHEREAS, the American Red Cross Volunteer Life Saving

  8  Corps was chartered on April 17, 1914, in Pablo Beach,

  9  Florida, to provide much-needed beach lifeguarding services,

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11         WHEREAS, since the inception of the Corps, its

12  volunteers have contributed over 1,084,374 hours of service,

13  saving taxpayers almost $100,000 annually, and

14         WHEREAS, the American Red Cross Volunteer Life Saving

15  Corps is the last such lifesaving organization still in

16  continuous operation in the United States, and

17         WHEREAS, the men and women of the Corps volunteer each

18  Sunday and holiday throughout the summer beach season to

19  provide protection for both residents and visitors alike and

20  have rescued or assisted more than 3,000 swimmers in distress

21  in the waters off Jacksonville beaches, and

22         WHEREAS, the American Red Cross Volunteer Life Saving

23  Corps has had a positive impact both on the community of

24  Jacksonville Beach and on the men and women who have

25  volunteered their time to the organization, NOW, THEREFORE,

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27  Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of

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30         That the House of Representatives pauses in its

31  deliberations to pay tribute to the American Red Cross

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                HR 9139

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  1  Volunteer Life Saving Corps and to the men and women who have

  2  proudly served the organization, and to express its

  3  appreciation for the honor that the Corps brings to the

  4  American Red Cross, the City of Jacksonville Beach, and the

  5  State of Florida.

  6         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution

  7  be presented to Jack Morgan, Chairman of the Board of the

  8  Northeast Flordia Chapter of the American Red Cross, to

  9  Richard Riley, President of the Board of Directors of the

10  American Red Cross Volunteer Life Saving Corps, and to Brian

11  Miller, 1999 Captain of the American Red Cross Volunteer Life

12  Saving Corps, as a tangible token of the sentiments expressed

13  herein.

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