| 1 | House Resolution |
| 2 | A resolution recognizing Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. |
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., was founded at |
| 5 | Howard University in Washington, D.C., in 1908, and |
| 6 | WHEREAS, this Greek letter organization is the first |
| 7 | sorority established by African American college women, and |
| 8 | WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., is an |
| 9 | international organization that has over 260,000 members in more |
| 10 | than 900 chapters in the United States, the Bahamas, Bermuda, |
| 11 | Great Britain, Germany, Korea, and the Virgin Islands, and |
| 12 | WHEREAS, many of these chapters are located in communities |
| 13 | and on college and university campuses in Florida, and |
| 14 | WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., is committed to |
| 15 | community service and has made numerous contributions to the |
| 16 | educational, civic, and social lives of Floridians, and |
| 17 | WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., continues its |
| 18 | support of the international program "Empowering our Communities |
| 19 | with Global Leadership through Timeless Service," and |
| 20 | WHEREAS, bound by its humanitarianism and credo of service |
| 21 | that extends to all mankind, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., |
| 22 | continues to play a role in relief efforts for the citizens of |
| 23 | Haiti and in addressing the current needs of the Haitian people |
| 24 | in the wake of the catastrophic earthquake in 2010, and |
| 25 | WHEREAS, Marsha Lewis-Brown is the Centennial South |
| 26 | Atlantic Regional Director of this great sisterhood and leads |
| 27 | members of the sorority in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina, |
| 28 | and |
| 29 | WHEREAS, Representative Mia Jones and Representative |
| 30 | Geraldine Thompson are members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, |
| 31 | Inc., and |
| 32 | WHEREAS, members of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., |
| 33 | in Florida contribute thousands of volunteer hours implementing |
| 34 | service programs in their respective communities, NOW, |
| 35 | 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 the members of the Florida House of Representatives |
| 41 | recognize the commitment of members of Alpha Kappa Alpha |
| 42 | Sorority, Inc., to worldwide service and express special |
| 43 | appreciation for their service in Florida. |