Bill Text: FL S2852 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Florida/Olympians/Paralympians/Special Olympians

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-28 - Introduced -SJ 00925; Read 2nd time -SJ 00926; Adopted; companion bill(s) passed, see HR 9107 (Adopted) -SJ 00926 [S2852 Detail]

Download: Florida-2010-S2852-Introduced.html

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Florida Senate - 2010                            (NP)    SR 2852 
 
By Senator Bennett 
21-05048-10                                           20102852__ 
1                          Senate Resolution 
2         A Resolution honoring Florida’s 2008 Summer and 2010 
3         Winter Olympians, 2008 Summer and 2010 Winter 
4         Paralympians, and 2007 Summer and 2009 Winter Special 
5         Olympians and recognizing their outstanding 
6         achievement in their respective sports. 
7 
8         WHEREAS, April 28, 2010, which is recognized as “Fitness 
9  Day at the Capitol,” is an appropriate time for the Florida 
10  Senate to recognize and honor those athletes who represented 
11  this state in the Games of the Twenty-Ninth Summer and Twenty 
12  First Winter Olympiads, the 2008 Summer Paralympics and 2010 
13  Winter Paralympics, and the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer 
14  Games and 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games, and 
15         WHEREAS, Fitness Day at the Capitol is a product of the 
16  state plan of action created by the Governor’s Council on 
17  Physical Fitness, which is composed of individuals from diverse 
18  and varied backgrounds, including physicians, educators, 
19  students, nutritionists, professional athletes, and former 
20  Olympians, and 
21         WHEREAS, among those who serve on the Governor’s Council on 
22  Physical Fitness are former Olympians Jennifer Capriati, Nancy 
23  Hogshead-Makar, Shannon Miller, Dorothy “Dot” Richardson, and 
24  Dara Torres, and 
25         WHEREAS, it is essential to promote health and wellness by 
26  encouraging regular exercise and sound nutritional practices for 
27  all Floridians, thereby reducing the rate of obesity and 
28  resulting chronic diseases, and 
29         WHEREAS, Florida’s Olympians, Paralympians, and Special 
30  Olympians are role models who demonstrate the virtues and 
31  positive results of a healthful lifestyle that includes physical 
32  fitness, such as tennis great Chris Evert, who also exemplifies 
33  service to her community, and 
34         WHEREAS, many outstanding athletes represented Florida and 
35  the United States as team members in the 2008 United States 
36  Summer Paralympics, the 2010 United States Winter Paralympics, 
37  the 2007 United States Summer Special Olympics World Games, and 
38  the 2009 Winter Special Olympics Summer World Games, and 
39         WHEREAS, due to years of hard work and preparation of both 
40  mind and body, these men and women persevered to reach the 
41  highest level of achievement in their respective events, 
42  representing their home state of Florida with honor and 
43  personifying the Olympic motto, “Citius, Altius, Fortius,” 
44  “Faster, Stronger, Higher,” and 
45         WHEREAS, the 26 Floridians who participated in the XXIX 
46  Summer Olympic Games held in Beijing, China, in 2008 are: Laura 
47  Bennett, North Palm Beach, triathlon; James Blake, Tampa, 
48  tennis; Damu Cherry, Tampa, track and field; Christopher 
49  Colwill, Brandon, diving; Rafeeq Curry, Miami, track and field; 
50  Phil Dalhausser, Ormond Beach, volleyball; Walter Dix, Coral 
51  Springs, track and field; Dwight Howard, Longwood, basketball; 
52  Hunter Kemper, Longwood, triathlon; Kelly Kretschman, Indian 
53  Harbour Beach, softball; Matt LaPorta, Port Charlotte, baseball; 
54  Ryan Lochte, Daytona Beach, swimming; David Oliver, Orlando, 
55  track and field; Brian Olson, Tallahassee, judo; Zach Railey, 
56  Clearwater, sailing; Nancy Rios, Miami, sailing; Tiffany Ross 
57  Williams, Miami, track and field; Calvin Smith, Gainesville, 
58  track and field; Nathan Sturgis, St. Augustine, soccer; Jevon 
59  Tarantino, Boca Raton, diving; Dara Torres, Jupiter, swimming; 
60  Anna Tunnicliffe, Fort Lauderdale, sailing; Lauryn Williams, 
61  Miami, track and field; Serena Williams, Palm Beach Gardens, 
62  tennis; Tiffany Ross-Williams, Miami, track and field; and Venus 
63  Williams, Palm Beach Gardens, tennis, and 
64         WHEREAS, the five Floridians who participated in the XXI 
65  Winter Olympic Games held in Vancouver, British Columbia, 
66  Canada, in 2010 are: Jeremy Barrett, Venice, figure skating; 
67  Caydee Denney, Wesley Chapel, figure skating; Mark Ladwig, 
68  Bradenton, figure skating; Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami, speed 
69  skating; and Jason Smith, Cape Coral, curling, and 
70         WHEREAS, all Florida Olympians, Paralympians, and Special 
71  Olympians, along with Florida’s youth, collegiate, and 
72  professional athletes, deserve recognition for the example they 
73  display in demonstrating the importance of physical fitness as 
74  part of a healthful lifestyle, NOW, THEREFORE, 
75 
76  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida: 
77 
78         That Florida’s Olympians, Paralympians, and Special 
79  Olympians are congratulated on their outstanding achievements, 
80  Florida native Chris Evert is recognized as Florida’s physical 
81  fitness ambassador, and all members of the Governor’s Council on 
82  Physical Fitness are commended for their leadership in promoting 
83  physical fitness for all Floridians. 
84         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution, with 
85  the Seal of the Senate affixed, be presented to the Governor’s 
86  Council on Physical Fitness as a tangible token of the 
87  sentiments of the Florida Senate.