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MS SR45

Resolution

Status

Passed

2/20/2025

Primary Sponsor

Lydia Chassaniol

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Extends recognition of the Mississippi Senate to three Mississippi Delta youths (Jeremy Jordan, Megan Goss, and LeDereck Norals) who won an Official 2024 Olympic Torch through a worldwide Coca Cola contest spanning 206 nations on five continents.

  • An Official 2024 Olympic Torch will be presented to Senator David Jordan on the Senate floor on February 26, 2025, in honor of his years of service to the State of Mississippi.

  • Torch recipients, Team Captains Charles E. McCoy, Sr. and Roger "Derrick" Simpson, Sr., along with sponsors Clark Beverage Company and Houchens Food Group will embark on an Olympic Torch Tour throughout Mississippi to share the Olympic values of unity and peace with communities across the state.

  • Proceeds from the torch recipients' awards will be donated to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Mississippi, and the Official Olympic Torch will have a permanent home in Greenwood, Mississippi.

Legislative Description

Recognize Mississippi Delta members of the "Coca Cola 2024 Olympic Torch Tour Team."

Last Action

Adopted

2/20/2025

Committee Referrals

Rules2/12/2025

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