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GA HR1219
Resolution
Status
Passed
2/21/2024
Primary Sponsor
Dewey McClain
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AI Summary
- Georgia House Resolution honoring Natalie "Tally" Sweat, born September 7, 1935, in Cuthbert, Georgia, for her decades of community and environmental service
- Founding board president of Park Pride in 1989, a nonprofit improving Atlanta greenspaces, and a key figure in establishing the Olmsted Linear Park Alliance (OLPA) in 1997, which manages 45 acres of parkland in Druid Hills
- Served as legislative chair for the Garden Club of Georgia from 2011 to 2024 and has served on the Georgia Water Coalition's leadership committee since 2013, helping guide a coalition of more than 250 organizations
- Instrumental in the designation of the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail as the Official Butterfly of Georgia
- Received the "Dan Sweat Award" from Central Atlanta Progress in 2020, which was renamed the "Dan & Tally Sweat Award" in recognition of her exceptional leadership and public service
Legislative Description
Sweat, Natalie "Tally"; commend
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
2/21/2024
Full Bill Text
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