HR 9003E 2003
1	House Resolution
2	A resolution honoring the East Boynton Beach Little League
3	United States Championship Team.
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5	WHEREAS, on August 23, 2003, at Howard J. Lamade Stadium in
6	Williamsport, Pennsylvania, the East Boynton Beach Little League
7	Team won the United States Championship 9-2 against New England
8	in an outstanding display of teamwork and sportsmanship, and
9	WHEREAS, the East Boynton Beach team is the first from
10	South Florida to make it to the Little League World Series in
11	Williamsport and the twentieth team from Florida to do so, and
12	WHEREAS, the exemplary conduct of the team members, Michael
13	Broad, Richie DeJesus, Cody Emerson, Jordan Irene, Patrick
14	Mullen, R.J. Neal, Matt Overton, Ricky Sabatino, Benny Townend,
15	Devon Travis, and Andrew Weaver, was so extraordinary in the
16	world of competitive sports that they captivated the hearts of
17	baseball fans across the country, and
18	WHEREAS, the team had been successfully prepared for the
19	competition by its coaches, Kenny Emerson, Joe Irene, and Tony
20	Travis, who were enthusiastically backed by parents and
21	volunteers who worked diligently behind the scenes to support
22	the team’s efforts, NOW, THEREFORE,
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24	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
25	Florida:
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27	That the East Boynton Beach Little League Team is
28	congratulated for winning the Little League United States
29	Championship; honored for setting the standard for teamwork,
30	sportsmanship, and friendship; and saluted for energizing the
31	nation, the state, and, most especially, the residents and fans
32	of Boynton Beach.
33	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be
34	presented to the East Boynton Beach Little League United States
35	Championship Team as a tangible token of the sentiments
36	expressed herein.