| R 396 |
| 2019 -- S 1003 Enacted 06/25/2019 |
| S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N |
| CELEBRATING THE 5TH ANNUAL "RHODE ISLAND CALAMARI FESTIVAL" ON SEPTEMBER 7TH OF 2019 |
| Introduced By: Senators Sosnowski, Ruggerio, Algiere, Sheehan, and Lombardi |
| Date Introduced: June 25, 2019 |
| WHEREAS, Rhode Island is home to the second largest fishing fleet in New England. |
| The fishing industry is not only vital to the State's economy, but also essential to the culinary |
| well-being of all who enjoy eating local, fresh caught seafood; and |
| WHEREAS, The Port of Galilee is consistently in the top three commercial fishing ports |
| in the entire United States in squid landings and the squid that is brought in through the Port has |
| an international reputation for its quality; and |
| WHEREAS, Officially celebrated on the first Saturday after Labor Day, the Rhode Island |
| Calamari Festival is a day to celebrate and devour delectable calamari, our "Official State |
| Appetizer"; and |
| WHEREAS, This year's Calamari Festival will feature the music renderings of local |
| bands, a tempting lineup of food trucks, a vast array of unique seaside shopping opportunities, the |
| informative demonstrations of Calamari Cook-off contests, as well as the tantalizing delights of a |
| panoply of scrumptious calamari samples; now, therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
| hereby celebrates the 5th annual "Rhode Island Calamari Festival" and congratulates, and wishes |
| the best success and sated appetites to all the participants and guests; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
| transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the Narragansett Chamber of Commerce. |
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