A house RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE GREER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND ITS MISSION TO CONNECT, ENGAGE, PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES, AND ADVOCATE FOR THE GREATER GREER BUSINESS COMMUNITY; TO COMMEND LEADERSHIP GREER AS A DISTINGUISHED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND HONOR ITS GOALS OF INCREASING COMMUNITY ACTIVISM, PRODUCING COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND ENHANCING BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS CONNECTIONS; AND TO PROCLAIM TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2025, AS "LEADERSHIP GREER DAY" IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

Whereas, membership in the Greer Chamber of Commerce includes over four hundred fifty members which employ more than fifty thousand people throughout the Greater Greer region, and includes large and small businesses, as well as governmental and nonprofit organizations; and

Whereas, the Greer Chamber created Leadership Greer in 1978, which was established to identify and select highly motivated leaders, provide leadership training and development, and develop and identify business-to-business working groups; and

Whereas, Leadership Greer and its more than one thousand alumni have responded to the needs of the community and the dynamics of social and economic change for the past forty-five years and have raised over seven hundred thousand dollars in donations; and

Whereas, Leadership Greer in 1989, established the Junior Leadership Greer Program to stimulate and develop leadership skills among sophomore and junior students from Blue Ridge High School, Byrnes High School, Eastside High School, Greer High School, Greer Middle College Charter High School, and Riverside High School; and

Whereas, the current forty-fifth class of Leadership Greer has selected to give back to the community through its "Healthy Kids" community initiative aimed at promoting healthy eating habits among children in the greater Greer area; and

Whereas, the current thirty-fifth class of Junior Leadership Greer has selected to give back to the community through this inaugural class project "Bridging Generations, One Seat at a Time." This community initiative aimed at partnering with Greer Community Ministries to remodel outdoor facilities to encourage promoting community engagement with Greer Community healthy eating habits among children in the greater Greer area. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, recognize and honor the Greer Chamber of Commerce and its mission to connect, engage, provide opportunities, and advocate for the Greater Greer Business Community; commend Leadership Greer as a distinguished professional development program and honor its goals of increasing community activism, producing community leaders, and enhancing business-to-business connections; and proclaim Tuesday, February 11, 2025, as "Leadership Greer Day" in South Carolina.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Leadership Greer and the Greer Chamber of Commerce.

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