| 1 | House Resolution |
| 2 | A resolution acknowledging the invaluable contributions |
| 3 | Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., has made to the people |
| 4 | of Florida and recognizing March 21-23, 2010, as "The 16th |
| 5 | Annual Delta Days at the Florida Capitol." |
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., is a public |
| 8 | 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 Movement demanding rights for women, particularly the |
| 13 | right to vote, and |
| 14 | WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., is a sisterhood |
| 15 | of college-educated women committed to implementing the |
| 16 | sorority's mission through its Five Point Program Thrust: |
| 17 | Economic Development, Educational Development, Physical and |
| 18 | Mental Health, Political Awareness and Involvement, and |
| 19 | International Awareness and Involvement, and |
| 20 | WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., recently |
| 21 | celebrated 97 years of exemplary service and support to local |
| 22 | communities, leading dialogue on public policy issues, |
| 23 | supporting quality education, producing new projects to |
| 24 | stimulate current and future economic growth, and improving the |
| 25 | holistic well-being of minorities internationally, and |
| 26 | WHEREAS, with more than 200,000 college-educated women and |
| 27 | over 900 chapters worldwide, 52 of which are located in Florida |
| 28 | and the Bahamas, members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority are |
| 29 | clearly focused and visible as corporate and civic leaders, |
| 30 | productive public officials, acclaimed academicians, and |
| 31 | activists in their own right, and |
| 32 | WHEREAS, for the past 15 years, the sorority's Florida |
| 33 | chapters have conducted "Delta Days at the Florida Capitol" to |
| 34 | provide information to state legislators and government |
| 35 | executives which is vital to developing public policy; to host a |
| 36 | reception for state legislators and government executives; and |
| 37 | to monitor the progress of pending legislation related to |
| 38 | significant public policy issues, and |
| 39 | WHEREAS, on March 21-23, 2010, under the leadership of |
| 40 | Christine M. Nixon, the 22nd Southern Regional Director, the |
| 41 | members of the 52 chapters of the sorority that now serve |
| 42 | Florida and the Bahamas will converge on Tallahassee to conduct |
| 43 | the 16th Annual Delta Days at the Florida Capitol, to celebrate |
| 44 | the theme "Advocacy in Action: Strengthening Our Legacy," and to |
| 45 | provide special recognition to the Delta Dears who have blazed |
| 46 | trails in social advocacy and public service at the Fourth |
| 47 | Annual Honorable Carrie P. Meek Servant Leadership Luncheon, and |
| 48 | WHEREAS, Senators Larcenia J. Bullard and Arthenia L. |
| 49 | Joyner and Representatives Gwyndolen Clarke-Reed and Audrey |
| 50 | Gibson are esteemed members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., |
| 51 | NOW, THEREFORE, |
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| 53 | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of |
| 54 | Florida: |
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| 56 | That the Florida House of Representatives commends Delta |
| 57 | Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., for its contributions to the people |
| 58 | of Florida and recognizes March 21-23, 2010, as "The 16th Annual |
| 59 | Delta Days at the Florida Capitol." |