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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013 | |
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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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CONGRATULATING THE HONORABLE MYRNA GEORGE ON BEING HONORED WITH | |
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THE "MARY BRENNAN TOURISM AWARD" | |
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     Introduced By: Senators Sosnowski, Algiere, Hodgson, Raptakis, and Sheehan | |
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     Date Introduced: January 16, 2013 | |
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     Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar | |
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     WHEREAS, The mission of the Rhode Island Hospitality Association (RIHA) is “to |
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advocate for and to develop and provide programs, services, support and education to members of |
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the hospitality industry”; and |
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     WHEREAS, Annually, RIHA honors dedicated individuals with “Stars of the Industry” |
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awards for their involvement in local communities; and |
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     WHEREAS, One of this year’s very deserving recipients is Myrna George, President and |
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CEO of the South County Tourism Council, leader of marketing and media creation for the |
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esteemed and thrice-honored “South County Style Vacation Guide,” a member of a panoply of |
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local boards and organizations that benefit Rhode Island’s population, and a former colleague in |
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the House of Representatives who served the residents of Coventry, East Greenwich, Exeter, and |
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West Greenwich from 1998 to 2002; and |
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     WHEREAS, Over the years, Ms. George has earned the unqualified admiration and |
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respect of tourism advocates across the state, and in due course, has enriched our state’s prestige, |
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prosperity, and potential; and |
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     WHEREAS, By both word and example, Myrna George is truly an inspiration and a |
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paradigm of dedication to her community. She has bestowed a lifetime of service and leadership |
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to this state and is eminently worthy of our praise and acknowledgement; 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 congratulates and applauds The Honorable Myrna George on receiving the “Mary |
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Brennan Tourism Award” from the Rhode Island Hospitality Association. We furthermore wish |
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her the very best of health and happiness in all her future endeavors; 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 The Honorable Myrna George. |
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