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GA HR1753
Resolution
Status
Passed
3/15/2016
Primary Sponsor
Dewey McClain
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AI Summary
- Recognizes Michael Douglas and commends the Harlem Legends, a group of professional athletes including former Harlem Globetrotters, NFL and NBA players, and past USA Olympians, on their 25th anniversary
- Michael Douglas was a top pick for the Harlem Globetrotters and toured with the team from 1986 to 1993, after starring at Booker T. Washington High School in Memphis and Dyersburg State College in Tennessee
- Douglas founded the Michael Douglas Youth Foundation (MDYF) in 1991, which uses the Harlem Legends to provide basketball camps, celebrity basketball shows, sports history programs, motivational speaking, and other activities promoting healthy living
- The Michael Douglas Foundation was chosen as an advocate for the President's Fitness Challenge, and Douglas served as a motivational speaker for the Atlanta Committee for the 1996 Olympic Youth Speakers Bureau
- Douglas is involved with numerous charitable organizations, including Scottish Rite Children's Medical Center, the American Cancer Society, St. Jude Children's Hospital, and Mothers Against Violence
Legislative Description
Douglas, Michael; recognize; Harlem Legends; 25th anniversary; commend
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
3/15/2016
Full Bill Text
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