HR 9063

1	House Resolution
2	A resolution recognizing April 16, 2011, as "Jimmy Buffett
3	Day" in Florida.
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5	WHEREAS, Jimmy Buffett is a world-class entertainer known
6	for his support of charitable and environmental causes
7	throughout the world, and
8	WHEREAS, following his graduation from the University of
9	Southern Mississippi in 1969, Jimmy Buffett attempted to make
10	his mark on the Nashville music scene before moving to Key West,
11	where he gradually evolved into the easy-going inhabitant and
12	troubadour of the islands revered by millions of adoring fans,
13	whose music mixes country, folk, and coastal themes, and
14	WHEREAS, opening in 1985, Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville
15	Store in Key West was the first of its kind, and since that
16	time, Margaritaville Cafés and Stores have expanded to more than
17	a dozen locations worldwide, with the Orlando Margaritaville
18	Café being one of the franchise's highest-grossing locations,
19	and
20	WHEREAS, in 1981, Jimmy Buffett and Governor Bob Graham
21	founded the Save the Manatee Club, one of the world's leading
22	manatee preservation organizations, and
23	WHEREAS, in 1995, Jimmy Buffett used the proceeds from that
24	year's concert tour to fund the Singing for Change Charitable
25	Foundation, which provides grants to local charities that
26	support children and families, the environment, and
27	disenfranchised groups, and
28	WHEREAS, on November 23, 2004, Jimmy Buffett raised $3.4
29	million at his "Surviving the Storm" Hurricane Relief Concert in
30	Orlando to provide relief for hurricane victims in Florida,
31	Alabama, and the Caribbean, and
32	WHEREAS, on January 18, 2008, Jimmy Buffett performed a
33	concert in Hong Kong that raised $63,000 for the Foreign
34	Correspondents' Club Charity Fund, and
35	WHEREAS, on July 11, 2010, Jimmy Buffett organized and
36	performed a concert for Gulf Coast residents to raise awareness
37	of the effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and to support
38	the livelihood of the area, and
39	WHEREAS, Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville Beach Hotel,
40	located in Pensacola, opened in the summer of 2010 and employs
41	approximately 200 Floridians, and
42	WHEREAS, Jimmy Buffett is also an author and one of only
43	seven writers to have a number-one book on both the New York
44	Times Fiction and Non-Fiction Best Sellers lists, NOW,
45	THEREFORE,
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47	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
48	Florida:
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50	That April 16, 2011, is recognized as "Jimmy Buffett Day"
51	in Florida in appreciation of his charitable efforts, support of
52	the environment, and positive economic impact in the state.
53	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be
54	presented to Jimmy Buffett as a tangible token of the sentiments
55	expressed herein.

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