Bill Text: GA SR1520 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: McGlade, Patrick; recognize
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-04-21 - Senate Read and Adopted [SR1520 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-SR1520-Enrolled.html
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Senate
Resolution 1520
By:
Senator Carter of the 1st
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending Patrick McGlade, an extraordinary athlete and humanitarian; and
for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Patrick McGlade is a 21 year-old graduate from VCU with a degree in business
marketing and a dedicated ultra-marathon runner; and
WHEREAS,
upon graduation, this amazing young man committed to running across the United
States from the Pacific to the Atlantic in order to raise money for the
Arthritis Foundation; and
WHEREAS,
this incredible coast to coast run started on January 2, 2010, at Bella Terra
Mall in Huntington Beach, California; and
WHEREAS,
his journey has taken approximately 4 months and has amounted to running the
equivalent of a marathon a day; and
WHEREAS,
his more than 2,400 mile run will take him through eight states and over 50
towns and cities; and
WHEREAS,
by accomplishing this extraordinary task, Patrick McGlade hopes to raise money
and awareness for juvenile arthritis; and
WHEREAS,
arthritis is not an old person's disease but strikes the young lives of over
300,000 kids in America; Patrick McGlade runs for those young people who will
never know what running is like due to this debilitating disease;
and
WHEREAS,
the grand finale for this event will take place on April 23, 2010, on Tybrisa
Street on Georgia's beautiful Tybee Island, and there Patrick will be welcomed
by the Tybee Island community and many cheering fans and supporters;
and
WHEREAS, this incredible runner has achieved the highest level of physical fitness and endurance that any athlete could hope for, and it takes a tremendous amount of work to accomplish such a lofty goal for the purpose of helping others in need; and
WHEREAS, this incredible runner has achieved the highest level of physical fitness and endurance that any athlete could hope for, and it takes a tremendous amount of work to accomplish such a lofty goal for the purpose of helping others in need; and
WHEREAS,
Patrick McGlade is a super athlete and an American hero, and it is only fitting
and proper that his accomplishments and sacrifices be recognized by the citizens
of the State of Georgia; and
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body commend
Patrick McGlade for his extraordinary athletic achievement and his
self-sacrifice and dedication to helping children who suffer from juvenile
arthritis.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to provide an appropriate copy of this resolution to Patrick McGlade.
