Bill Text: SC H5470 | 2015-2016 | 121st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Bertha Smalls-Middleton
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 76-46)
Status: (Passed) 2016-06-02 - Introduced and adopted [H5470 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2015-H5470-Introduced.html
A HOUSE RESOLUTION
TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR BERTHA SMALLS-MIDDLETON, DIRECTOR OF THE WADMALAW ISLAND COMMUNITY SENIOR CENTER, FOR HER SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITIZENS OF CHARLESTON COUNTY AND THE PALMETTO STATE.
Whereas, a graduate of St. Johns High School, Bertha Middleton earned an associate's degree in computer science and a bachelor's degree in business administration through her studies at Barber-Scotia College and the University of Phoenix; and
Whereas, for more than five years Ms. Smalls-Middleton has provided outstanding service as the director of the Wadmalaw Island Community Senior Center and has worked to refurbish the senior center and its program offerings by raising money for much needed repairs and by arranging educational seminars and programs for the community's elderly and veterans; and
Whereas, Ms. Smalls-Middleton led a committee which submitted a proposal to the Charleston County Greenbelt Bank requesting a grant to purchase a 6.25 acre parcel of land adjacent to the Wadmalaw Island Community Senior Center in order to create the Wadmalaw Island Community Park; and
Whereas, due to her deep commitment to the welfare of her community, she serves as a volunteer with Big Brothers and Big Sisters of America, the Girl Scouts of America, Edith L. Frierson Elementary School, and Noah's Ark; and
Whereas, she is a member of New Webster United Methodist Church and St. John's Parish Rotary Club; and
Whereas, the members of the House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina value the energetic and enthusiastic resourcefulness that Bertha Smalls-Middleton has exhibited for the welfare of those in her immediate and far-reaching community. 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 Bertha Smalls-Middleton, Director of the Wadmalaw Island Community Senior Center, for her significant contributions to the citizens of Charleston County and the Palmetto State.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Bertha Smalls-Middleton.
