Bill Text: GA HR2113 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Georgia Center for Child Advocacy; commend
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-04-21 - House Read and Adopted [HR2113 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HR2113-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 2113
By:
Representatives Ashe of the
56th,
Morgan of the
39th,
Gardner of the
57th,
Kaiser of the
59th,
Dobbs of the
53rd,
and others
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending the Georgia Center for Child Advocacy; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
every child deserves a nurturing family and safe environment, free from fear,
abuse, and neglect; and
WHEREAS,
the Georgia Center for Child Advocacy works diligently to champion the needs of
sexually and severely physically abused children through prevention,
intervention, therapy, and collaboration; and
WHEREAS,
the Center provides a safe, friendly place for abused children with long-term
psychological treatment to victims and their families and assistance with the
investigation of abuse cases; and
WHEREAS,
on April 23, 2010, the Center will celebrate the lives of Georgia's children who
have been lost to child abuse with its first Children's Memorial flag raising on
the Center's upper lawn; and
WHEREAS,
the Center will fly a flag for a month in honor of Georgia's children and as a
reminder that it is the responsibility of every adult to protect children from
harm; and
WHEREAS,
the Children's Memorial Flag Initiative was started in 1998 by the Child Welfare
League of America as a public awareness campaign to direct attention to the
tragedy of violent child deaths as a part of a national initiative to reduce
child mortality; and
WHEREAS,
the flag to be raised at the Center on April 23rd was created by a 16-year-old
student from California and depicts blue paper-doll-like figures of children
holding hands with a chalk-outlined figure of a child missing from the group,
symbolizing a child lost to violence;
and
WHEREAS, the amazing work of the Georgia Center for Child Advocacy in protecting Georgia's children is worthy of recognition.
WHEREAS, the amazing work of the Georgia Center for Child Advocacy in protecting Georgia's children is worthy of recognition.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body commend the Georgia Center for Child Advocacy for its service as a
champion for children in Georgia and recognize its Children's Memorial flag
raising as a way of bringing attention to the problem of violence against
children.
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 Georgia
Center for Child Advocacy.