Bill Text: GA HR312 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club, Inc.; program; recognize
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2009-02-12 - House Read and Adopted [HR312 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HR312-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 312
By:
Representatives Mills of the
25th,
Collins of the
27th,
and Rogers of the
26th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club, Inc., and its Sprint Canoe and
Kayak program; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club, Inc., (LCKC) in Gainesville, Georgia, is an
organization devoted to promoting excellence through competition;
and
WHEREAS,
the Olympic sprint program at LCKC was formed in anticipation of the city of
Gainesville's hosting of the 1996 Olympic Games sprint canoe and kayak events;
and
WHEREAS,
the program began with a handful of local youths who were introduced to the
sport of sprint canoe and kayak as boat holders for the world's best athletes
during Olympic competition; and
WHEREAS,
since the 1996 Olympics, the Sprint Canoe and Kayak program at LCKC has achieved
great success and has grown to include a wide range of age groups and skill
levels; and
WHEREAS,
five members of the LCKC program are currently at the Olympic Training Center in
Chula Vista, California, training to earn a position on the United States
Olympic team heading to the United Kingdom for the Olympic Games in 2012;
and
WHEREAS,
eleven LCKC athletes made the United States Junior Development Team in 2008, and
12 athletes will compete this April in the Junior Trials for a position on the
Junior National Team which will compete in Russia at the 2009 Junior World
Championships; and
WHEREAS,
the Sprint Canoe and Kayak program athletes have demonstrated great dedication,
commitment, and talent to achieve incredible success while maintaining academic
excellence and have come to earn their well-deserved reputation for high
standards of athletic achievement and superior
sportsmanship.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club, Inc., on its efforts to promote good health and exercise to ensure the personal development of the youth of Georgia and applaud the many esteemed accomplishments of the members of the organization's Sprint Canoe and Kayak program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club, Inc., on its efforts to promote good health and exercise to ensure the personal development of the youth of Georgia and applaud the many esteemed accomplishments of the members of the organization's Sprint Canoe and Kayak program.
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 Lanier Canoe
and Kayak Club, Inc.
