HR 9019

1	House Resolution
2	A resolution acknowledging the invaluable contributions of
3	Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, and recognizing
4	March 18-20, 2007, as "The 13th Annual Delta Days at the
5	Florida Capitol."
6
7	WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, is a
8	public service organization founded on January 13, 1913, by 22
9	outstanding women at Howard University in Washington, D.C., and
10	WHEREAS, nearly 6 weeks after its founding, the first
11	public act of the sorority was its participation in the Women's
12	Suffrage March which demanded voting rights for women in
13	America, and
14	WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, is a
15	sisterhood of college-educated women committed to implementing
16	the sorority's mission through its Five-Point Programmatic
17	Thrust of Economic Development, Educational Development,
18	International Awareness and Involvement, Physical and Mental
19	Health, and Political Awareness and Involvement, and
20	WHEREAS, on January 13, 2007, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,
21	Incorporated, celebrated 94 years of exemplary service and
22	support to local communities, leading dialogue on public policy
23	issues, supporting quality education, and producing new projects
24	to stimulate current and future economic growth, and
25	WHEREAS, the membership of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,
26	Incorporated, consists of more than 200,000 college-educated
27	women nationally and 950 chapters worldwide, including 47
28	chapters located in Florida and the Bahamas, the women of which
29	are focused and visible as corporate and civic leaders,
30	productive public officials, acclaimed academicians, and
31	activists in their own right, and
32	WHEREAS, the Beta Alpha, Kappa Epsilon, Tallahassee
33	Alumnae, and Gadsden County Alumnae Chapters initiated an annual
34	opportunity for Deltas to meet with Florida Legislators to voice
35	issues of concern, and hosted the 1st Annual Delta Days at the
36	Florida Capitol in March of 1995, and
37	WHEREAS, for the past 12 years, the sorority's Florida
38	chapters have conducted "Delta Days at the Florida Capitol" to
39	provide information to state legislators and government
40	executives, assisting in developing public policy; hosting a
41	reception for state legislators and government executives; and
42	monitoring the progress of pending legislation related to
43	significant public policy issues, and
44	WHEREAS, Desinda "Dee" Wood-Carper, 2007 D.D.A.C
45	Chairwoman, and Yolanda Cash Jackson and Sha'ron James, 2007
46	D.D.A.C Co-Chairs, under the leadership of Heddie M. Sumpter,
47	Regional Social Action Coordinator, will introduce the Inaugural
48	Honorable Carrie P. Meek Servant Leadership Luncheon: "A Tribute
49	to Deltas in Public Service," recognizing the contributions that
50	members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, have made
51	locally, regionally, and nationally in the State of Florida, and
52	WHEREAS, on March 18-20, 2007, the members of the 47
53	chapters of the sorority that now serve within Florida and the
54	Bahamas will meet in Tallahassee to conduct The 13th Annual
55	Delta Days at the Florida Capitol, focusing on a theme of
56	"Leadership, Advocacy, and Empowerment" to take social action
57	and deliver public services, and
58	WHEREAS, Senators Larcenia J. Bullard and Arthenia L.
59	Joyner and Representatives Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall, Audrey
60	Gibson, and Joyce Cusack are esteemed members of Delta Sigma
61	Theta Sorority, Incorporated, NOW, THEREFORE,
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63	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
64	Florida:
65
66	That Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, is commended
67	for its contributions to the people of Florida, and March 18-20,
68	2007, is recognized as "The 13th Annual Delta Days at the
69	Florida Capitol."

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