HB 9031

1	House Resolution
2	A resolution congratulating Ericka Dunlap, Miss America
3	2004.
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5	WHEREAS, Ericka Dunlap, a native Floridian from Orlando and
6	a symbol of immense pride for her community, was crowned Miss
7	America 2004 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on September 20,
8	2003, and thus began her one-year reign representing the best in
9	young American womanhood, and
10	WHEREAS, a graduate of Boone High School and a senior at
11	the University of Central Florida, Miss Dunlap is the recipient
12	of numerous scholarships and awards, her accomplishments are
13	many and varied, her ambition is to obtain a juris doctorate and
14	specialize in entertainment and sports law, and her platform as
15	Miss America is "Celebrating Cultural Diversity and
16	Inclusiveness," and
17	WHEREAS, Ericka's year of service includes touring the
18	nation participating in many charitable benefits and sharing
19	with countless organizations, businesses, community groups, and
20	schools her vision of diversity, and
21	WHEREAS, as the first reigning Miss America since the
22	Vietnam War to travel abroad to visit with the nation's deployed
23	armed forces, Ericka spent Thanksgiving 2003 with American
24	troops in Kuwait, cheerfully serving the holiday meal to some
25	who waited for as long as 45 minutes; and, during her tour of
26	several camps and the Kuwait Armed Forces Hospital, she chatted
27	and shared meals with and provided entertainment for troops who
28	viewed her time with them as a "great morale booster," and
29	WHEREAS, with a firm belief that "America's diversity is
30	its strength, a rich and endless source of experience, language,
31	custom, and tradition that enhances our nation and makes us
32	unique," Ericka Dunlap is committed to sharing the tools needed
33	for the peoples of this land to "move past mere tolerance
34	towards embracing the diversity in our communities and
35	establishing an awareness of inclusion," NOW, THEREFORE,
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37	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
38	Florida:
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40	That Ericka Dunlap is enthusiastically congratulated upon
41	having attained the title of "Miss America 2004" and is wished
42	utmost success and satisfaction in reaching the stated goals of
43	her most worthy platform.
44	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be
45	presented to Ericka Dunlap, Miss America 2004, as a tangible
46	token of the sentiments expressed herein.

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