Bill Text: GA HR123 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: March of Dimes Georgia Chapter Day at the state capitol; Feb. 7, 2011; recognize
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-02-02 - House Read and Adopted [HR123 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-HR123-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 123
By:
Representatives Lindsey of the
54th,
Jones of the
46th,
Riley of the
50th,
Oliver of the
83rd,
and Wilkinson of the
52nd
A
RESOLUTION
Declaring
February 7, 2011, as March of Dimes Georgia Chapter Day at the state capitol;
and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
millions of Americans, including many Georgians, are impacted annually by birth
defects, many of which are caused from premature births; and
WHEREAS,
the March of Dimes was established in 1938 by President Franklin Roosevelt as an
effort to help save America's youth from polio and was based upon the premise
that people can solve problems if they work together; and
WHEREAS,
President Roosevelt created a partnership of volunteers and researchers, who
helped create the Salk vaccine for the elimination of polio; and
WHEREAS,
the vision and mission of the March of Dimes greatly changed in the 1960's
through the work of Dr. Virginia Apgar, an obstetrical anesthesiologist best
known for developing the Apgar Score system which is used to evaluate the
physical condition of newborns at birth, changing the organization's focus from
curing polio to preventing birth defects and other infant health problems;
and
WHEREAS,
the March of Dimes informs expectant parents on choices they can make to
increase their chances of having a healthy baby through education programs in
areas such as prenatal testing and nutrition during pregnancy; and
WHEREAS,
the March of Dimes and its many dedicated volunteers work tirelessly raising
funds through various initiatives, including its March for Babies, which helps
fund programs for pregnant women and babies; and
WHEREAS,
through partnerships with communities and businesses, the March of Dimes has
saved millions of babies over the past 73 years and looks forward to a time when
all babies are born healthy; and
WHEREAS,
it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this
distinguished organization and its volunteers be appropriately recognized for
their work on helping pregnant women and babies and their fight against the
causes and incidents of premature births.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body commend the March of Dimes and its selfless volunteers for their past,
present, and future work on behalf of mothers and babies in this state,
throughout our nation, and around the world and recognize February 7, 2011, as
March of Dimes Georgia Chapter Day at the state capitol.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the March of
Dimes Georgia Chapter.
