Bill Text: MI SR0089 | 2023-2024 | 102nd Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: A resolution to commemorate February 1, 2024, as Blue Star Mother's Day.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2024-02-01 - Adopted [SR0089 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2023-SR0089-Enrolled.html

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MICHIGAN SENATE

Senate Resolution No. 89

Offered by Senators Outman, Bellino, Brinks, Daley, Geiss, Huizenga, Singh, Theis, Webber and Wojno

A RESOLUTION TO COMMEMORATE FEBRUARY 1, 2024, AS BLUE STAR MOTHER’S DAY

WHEREAS, Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc., is a national organization of mothers whose sons and daughters serve honorably in the nation’s armed forces; and

WHEREAS, Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc., was founded in Flint, Michigan, in 1942; and

WHEREAS, The purposes and activities of Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc., include all of the following:

• Perpetuating the memory of the men and women who have served our country as members of the armed forces;

• Welcoming home returning veterans;

• Visiting wounded veterans in hospitals and rehabilitation centers;

• Assisting in veterans ceremonies;

• Attending patriotic rallies and meetings;

• Maintaining true allegiance to the government of the United States;

• Upholding the American institutions of freedom, justice, and equal rights;

• Caring for the unsupported mothers who gave their sons and daughters to the service of the nation; and

• Providing moral support for members; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the members of this legislative body commemorate February 1, 2024, as Blue Star Mother’s Day; and be it further

RESOLVED, That we recognize the contributions that Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc., has made to our state and nation.

Adopted by the Senate, February 1, 2024.

Secretary of the Senate