House Bill 9069

    Florida House of Representatives - 2000                HR 9069

        By Representatives Wilson, Eggelletion, C. Smith,
    Henriquez, Bullard, Bush, Reddick, A. Greene, Betancourt, Lee,
    Hill, Lawson, Ritter, Wasserman Schultz, L. Miller, Sobel,
    Effman, Ritchie, Rayson and Brown



  1                         House Resolution

  2         A resolution recognizing Alpha Kappa Alpha

  3         Sorority, Inc.

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  5         WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., was founded

  6  at Howard University in Washington, D.C., in 1908, and

  7         WHEREAS, this Greek letter organization is the first

  8  sorority established by African American college women, and

  9         WHEREAS, this sorority is an international organization

10  with approximately 150,000 members in over 900 chapters

11  extending across the United States, the Bahamas, Bermuda,

12  Great Britain, Germany, Korea, and the Virgin Islands, and

13         WHEREAS, many of these chapters are located in

14  communities and on college and university campuses in the

15  State of Florida, and

16         WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., is committed

17  to community service and has made numerous contributions to

18  the educational, civic, and social lives of Florida's

19  citizens, and

20         WHEREAS, Norma Solomon White, an outstanding Floridian,

21  is the National President of this great sisterhood and leads

22  the 150,000 women of this great sisterhood in the current

23  international program, "Blazing New Trails:  Developing a

24  Global Leadership Strategy Targeting the Family, Economics,

25  Education, Health, and the Arts," and

26         WHEREAS, Sonja Garcia, an outstanding Floridian, is the

27  South Atlantic Regional Director of this great sisterhood and

28  leads members of the sorority in Florida, Georgia, and South

29  Carolina, and

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  1         WHEREAS, Charlie P. Albury, an outstanding Floridian,

  2  is the president of the largest chapter in Florida, Gamma Zeta

  3  Omega, located in Miami, and

  4         WHEREAS, members in the State of Florida contribute

  5  thousands of volunteer hours implementing service programs in

  6  their respective communities, NOW, THEREFORE,

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

  9  Florida:

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11         That the members of the Florida House of

12  Representatives recognize the commitment of Norma Solomon

13  White, Sonja Garcia, Charlie P. Albury, and the members of

14  Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., to community service and

15  express special appreciation for their service in the State of

16  Florida.

17         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution

18  be transmitted to Norma Solomon White, Sonja Garcia, and

19  Charlie P. Albury as tangible tokens of the sentiments

20  expressed herein.

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