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ND HCR3034
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/15/2011
Primary Sponsor
Mark Dosch
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AI Summary
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The GOD'S CHILD Project was established in 1991 by Bismarck native Patrick Atkinson and maintains its worldwide headquarters in Bismarck, North Dakota
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Operating programs in the United States, Guatemala, El Salvador, India, and Malawi have raised and educated 18,000 orphaned and abandoned children and assisted tens of thousands of women and dependents through education, health care, legal assistance, and community development
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The organization's Bismarck-based "Institute for Trafficked, Exploited & Missing Persons" is recognized as a foremost national leader and the largest nongovernmental anti-human trafficking program in Central America
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The organization provides 2,500 individuals and 45 home-building groups with international volunteer experiences annually and serves as a first responder during emergencies including hurricanes, earthquakes, and floods
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The Sixty-second Legislative Assembly recognizes The GOD'S CHILD Project for its international humanitarian efforts on its 20th anniversary, with the Secretary of State to forward copies to the Governor and the organization
Legislative Description
A concurrent resolution recognizing the local and international work of the North Dakota-founded and based charity--The GOD'S CHILD Project--and congratulating this North Dakotan humanitarian effort on its 20th anniversary.
Last Action
Signed by Speaker
3/28/2011