Bill Text: SC S1094 | 2021-2022 | 124th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Bishop Samuel Green, Sr. and Reverend Samuel Green, Jr.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-02-22 - Introduced and adopted [S1094 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2021-S1094-Introduced.html
A SENATE RESOLUTION
TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR BISHOP SAMUEL GREEN, SR. AND REVEREND SAMUEL GREEN, JR. FOR THEIR ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF THE WE ARE SHARING HOPE SC ORGANIZATION AND FOR THEIR MANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO EDUCATING THE CHARLESTON COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE AND THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA ON THE MISSION OF ORGAN, EYE, AND TISSUE DONATION.
Whereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate are pleased to recognize Bishop Samuel Green, Sr. and Reverend Samuel Green, Jr. of the 7th Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church for their advocacy through We Are Sharing Hope SC; and
Whereas, We Are Sharing Hope SC is the federally designated nonprofit organ and tissue recovery service for the state of South Carolina. In 2021, the organization honored the legacies of two hundred and twenty-one organ donor heroes and three hundred and fifty-six tissue donor heroes. Four hundred and seventy-nine lives were saved through five hundred and fort-eight transplanted organs, and donated tissue helped heal the lives of more than forty-five thousand Americans; and
Whereas, Reverend Samuel Green, Jr. is a board member of We Are Sharing Hope SC, and he and his father, Bishop Samuel Green, Sr., have been exemplary advocates for organ, eye, and tissue donation, especially among the African American community; and
Whereas, February 14 is recognized by Donate Life America as National Donor Day, an observance dedicated to spreading awareness and education about organ, eye, and tissue donation; and
Whereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate greatly appreciate the dedication and commitment that Bishop Samuel Green, Sr. and Reverend Samuel Green, Jr. have shown in serving the people and the State of South Carolina. It is fitting and proper that these sons of South Carolina be recognized for their service on National Donor Day 2022. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate:
That the members of the South Carolina Senate, by this resolution, recognize and honor Bishop Samuel Green, Sr. and Reverend Samuel Green, Jr. for their advocacy on behalf of the We Are Sharing Hope SC organization and for their many contributions to educating the Charleston community and the people and the State of South Carolina on the mission of organ, eye, and tissue donation.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Bishop Samuel Green, Sr. and Reverend Green, Jr.
