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House
Resolution 2276
By:
Representative Dempsey of the
13th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending 24th Annual Heart of the Community Award Winner Martha Bryant
Summerbell; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Mrs. Martha Bryant Summerbell has earned a reputation for community service and
selfless dedication to others that has been recognized by the Heart of the
Community Foundation, Inc., and the Redmond Regional Medical Center with her
honor as a 2010 Heart of the Community Award; and
WHEREAS,
founded in 1987, the Heart of the Community Foundation Award honors community
leaders, with 157 individuals recognized for their altruistic service over the
last 24 years; and
WHEREAS,
the Heart of the Community Foundation has raised over $500,000.00 for the
support of local heart related activities, community education, and local
charities; and
WHEREAS,
the 2010 Heart of the Community Award recipients will have donations made to a
local charity in their honor; and
WHEREAS,
Mrs. Summerbell served as program director of the state YMCA of Georgia and the
Rome-Floyd County YMCA, and she headed a successful travel agency for 35 years;
and
WHEREAS,
a community leader, Mrs. Summerbell is active with numerous organizations in
Rome, Georgia, including the Rome Rotary Club, the Greater Rome Chamber of
Commerce, Rome Floyd County Republican Party, Rome's Alcohol Control Commission,
and the United Way Board; and
WHEREAS,
Mrs. Summerbell is the proud mother of two children, Layton and LeeAnn, and has
been blessed with four remarkable grandchildren; and
WHEREAS,
the benevolent and honorable deeds of this charitable woman serve as a shining
example of volunteerism, and the State of Georgia is honored and blessed to have
Mrs. Summerbell as a citizen.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body commend Mrs. Martha Bryant Summerbell on her outstanding community
service and congratulate her on the prestigious honor of being awarded a 2010
Heart of the Community Award.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Mrs. Martha
Bryant Summerbell.