S*1321 Concurrent Resolution, By Alexander and Ritchie

Similar(H 5071)
 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO COMMEND THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
 FOR THEIR WONDERFUL EFFORTS IN HELPING SOUTH CAROLINA'S YOUTH PREPARE FOR A
 PRODUCTIVE LIFE AND TO RECOGNIZE THE SIXTEEN BOYS AND GIRLS FROM DIFFERENT
 BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS THROUGHOUT THE STATE WHO HAVE BEEN NAMED "2008 YOUTH OF THE
 YEAR" BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA ALLIANCE OF BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS.

   04/23/08  Senate Introduced, adopted, sent to House SJ-3
   04/24/08  House  Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence HJ-12

TO COMMEND THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF SOUTH CAROLINA FOR THEIR WONDERFUL EFFORTS IN HELPING SOUTH CAROLINA'S YOUTH PREPARE FOR A PRODUCTIVE LIFE AND TO RECOGNIZE THE SIXTEEN BOYS AND GIRLS FROM DIFFERENT BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS THROUGHOUT THE STATE WHO HAVE BEEN NAMED "2008 YOUTH OF THE YEAR" BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA ALLIANCE OF BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS.

Whereas, in every community, boys and girls are left to find their own recreation and companionship in the streets. An increasing number of children are at home with no adult care or supervision. Young people need to know that someone cares about them; and

Whereas, Boys & Girls Clubs offer that and more. Club programs and services promote and enhance the development of boys and girls by instilling a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging, and influence; and

Whereas, Boys & Girls Clubs are a safe place to learn and grow while having fun. They are truly the "Positive Place for Kids"; and

Whereas, over sixty-one thousand of South Carolina's young people received educational support from local Boys & Girls Clubs in their communities according to the most recent data; and

Whereas, there are currently eighty-two Boys & Girls Club sites in South Carolina; and

Whereas, the members of the General Assembly are pleased to learn that sixteen young boys and girls from different Boys & Girls Clubs throughout South Carolina have been named 2008 Youth of the Year. They and their club are:

Salvation Army/Nancy M. Thurmond Boys & Girls Club

Jade McFadden, Aiken;

Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club Anderson

Will Cox, Anderson;

Boys & Girls Clubs Lowcountry

Caria Whitmire-Camp, Beaufort;

Boys & Girls Clubs Trident Area

La'Keytria Maxwell, Charleston;

Charleston AFB

Jesse Dailing, Charleston AFB;

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands

Whitney Myers, Columbia;

Ft. Jackson Youth Services

Brianna Bass, Hopkins;

Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club Conway

Cory Pertell, Loris;

Boys & Girls Clubs Pee Dee

Johntaveas McLamore, Timmonsville;

Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club Greenville

Mishela Leverae, Greenville;

Boys & Girls Clubs Grand Strand

Tricarrion Collins, Atlantic Beach;

Orangeburg Boys & Girls Clubs

Sharica McMillan, Orangeburg;

Boys & Girls Clubs York County

Jasmine Brooks, Rock Hill;

Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club Sumter

Kenneth Shaw II, Sumter;

Shaw AFB Youth Center

Christian Storm Smith, Shaw AFB;

Boys & Girls Club of the Upstate

Katara Miller, Spartanburg; and

Whereas, South Carolina's Boys & Girls Clubs are a great investment in the youth of our State and the members of the General Assembly, by this resolution, are pleased to recognize and honor each of these sixteen outstanding young people upon their receipt of a 2008 Youth of the Year award. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:

That the members of the General Assembly commend the Boys & Girls Clubs of South Carolina for their wonderful efforts in helping South Carolina's youth prepare for a productive life and recognize the sixteen boys and girls from different Boys & Girls Clubs throughout the State who have been named "2008 Youth of the Year" by the South Carolina Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to each of these sixteen youths in care of their home clubs.