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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2010 | |
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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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RECOGNIZING ALYSSA CONLAN FOR HER MUNIFICENT CONTRIBUTIONS | |
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TOWARDS THE HAITIAN RELIEF EFFORTS | |
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Introduced By: Senators Raptakis, Blais, Pinga, Maher, and Walaska | |
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Date Introduced: February 03, 2010 | |
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Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration | |
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WHEREAS, Alyssa Conlan was born in January of 2002, to the delight of her very proud |
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parents, Dawn and Dan Conlan; and |
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WHEREAS, Plans to celebrate Alyssa's eighth birthday included those favorite little girl |
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activities of painting nails and going to the movies, but after watching the horrific aftermath of a |
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devastating earthquake unfolding in the news, Alyssa decided to put aside her planned party |
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events and try to do something to help the devastated people of Haiti; and |
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WHEREAS, After discussions with her parents, the second-grader approached the |
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Principal of her school to get permission to raise funds for Haitian relief efforts. Enlisting the |
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assistance of her "Memere," Marguerite Gasior, advice from the Cardi's Store in West Warwick, |
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and help from her aunt, her grandmother, her sister, her cousin, and her parents, Alyssa spent her |
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birthday weekend collecting $363.10 in donations from local businesses. She then held a |
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collection drive at her school and collected $1,191.32, raising a grand total of $1554.42, which |
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she will present to the American Red Cross for the Haiti Disaster Relief Fund; and |
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WHEREAS, Alyssa's life experiences have encompassed only eight short years, but in |
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that brief amount of time, she has already impacted the lives of so many people through her |
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generosity and kindness; and |
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WHEREAS, Blessed with the heart of a true philanthropist and a determination of |
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purpose that belies her youth, Alyssa is a remarkable young lady who exemplifies the best in |
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human nature and all that we hope our children will grow to be; now, therefore be it |
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RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
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hereby recognizes and applauds Alyssa Conlan for her magnanimous efforts in helping the people |
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of Haiti during their time of need; and be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to |
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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Alyssa Conlan. |
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