Florida Senate - 2012                            (NP)    SR 2056
       
       
       
       By Senator Joyner
       
       
       
       
       18-02182-12                                           20122056__
    1                          Senate Resolution                        
    2         A resolution recognizing Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,
    3         Inc.
    4  
    5         WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., was founded at
    6  Howard University in Washington, D.C., in 1908, and
    7         WHEREAS, this Greek-lettered organization is the first
    8  sorority established by African American college women, and
    9         WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., is an
   10  international organization with many chapters located in
   11  communities and on college and university campuses in Florida,
   12  and
   13         WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., is committed to
   14  community service and has made numerous contributions to the
   15  educational, civic, and social lives of Floridians, and
   16         WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., continues its
   17  support of the international program “Empowering our Communities
   18  with Global Leadership through Timeless Service,” and
   19         WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., is making an
   20  impact on the lives of 10,000 girls in grades 6 through 8,
   21  enabling them to receive leadership training, develop civic
   22  responsibility, embrace good character traits, and obtain
   23  enhanced academic skills and the skills necessary to make wise
   24  choices as future leaders through the Emerging Young Leaders
   25  Program, and
   26         WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., has become a
   27  partner with several advocacy groups, including Heifer
   28  International, to improve health and economic disparities,
   29  giving significant donations to Heifer International to assist
   30  in eradicating global poverty and to the American Cancer Society
   31  to positively impact cancer prevention, and
   32         WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., through its
   33  International President, Carolyn House Stewart, has taken a
   34  strong stand against domestic violence and human trafficking and
   35  is dedicated to the provision of services to children whose
   36  parents are incarcerated, and
   37         WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., has encouraged
   38  its undergraduates to promote a ban on driving while using
   39  electronic devices through its “Distracted Driver Awareness
   40  Program,” one of the signature programs under the sorority’s
   41  health initiative, which is embraced under the new
   42  administration’s theme of “Global Leadership through Timeless
   43  Service,” and
   44         WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., demonstrates
   45  through timeless service that education eradicates the bars of
   46  poverty and poor health through its various afterschool
   47  workshops, seminars, health forums, and tutorials for
   48  underprivileged children and is an advocate for adequate funding
   49  for early childhood, secondary, and postsecondary education, and
   50         WHEREAS, Marsha Lewis Brown is the Significant South
   51  Atlantic Regional Director of this great sisterhood and leads
   52  members of the sorority in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina,
   53  and
   54         WHEREAS, members of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.,
   55  in Florida contribute thousands of volunteer hours implementing
   56  service programs in their respective communities, NOW,
   57  THEREFORE,
   58  
   59  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
   60  
   61         That the members of the Florida Senate recognize the
   62  commitment of members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., to
   63  worldwide service and express special appreciation for their
   64  service in Florida.