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GA HR1693

Resolution

Status

Passed

3/5/2012

Primary Sponsor

Keisha Waites

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Origin

House of Representatives

2011-2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Georgia House Resolution 1693, introduced by Representative Waites of the 60th District, commends Ms. Ruthie Garrett Walls for her extensive community leadership and volunteerism in Atlanta.
  • Ms. Walls moved to Atlanta in 1971 as a single mother of five and began her volunteer work during the era of Atlanta's missing and murdered children by participating in organized searches.
  • She served as president of the Rebel Forest Neighborhood Association for 20 years and founded the Metro Youth Action Council, which provided weekly meetings, field trips, newsletters, after-school programs, and summer camps for local youth.
  • She served on the Board of Directors of the Atlanta Legal Aid Society for eight years, on the Fulton County advisory committee for the Southeast Senior Center, and received a commendation for volunteering with President Jimmy Carter's Atlanta Project.
  • She has received numerous honors, including the Metro Atlanta Coalition of 100 Black Women Unsung Heroines Award, the Arthur Beavers Community Service Award, and the City of Atlanta Certificate of Appreciation.

Legislative Description

Walls, Ms. Ruthie Garrett; commend

Last Action

House Read and Adopted

3/5/2012

Full Bill Text

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