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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013 | |
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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N | |
CONGRATULATING CAROL AND BILLY RATHBUN ON BEING NAMED THE 2013 | |
"GRANGERS OF THE YEAR" | |
BY THE RICHMOND GRANGE | |
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     Introduced By: Senator V. Susan Sosnowski | |
     Date Introduced: April 04, 2013 | |
     Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar | |
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     WHEREAS, Carol and Billy Rathbun, outstanding members of the community, have |
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received the prestigious honor of being named "Grangers of the Year" by the Richmond Grange. |
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This award is presented to those individuals who are deeply committed to the betterment of their |
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community; and |
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     WHEREAS, A member of the Grange since 2004, Carol has held the offices of Lecturer |
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and Chaplain and currently serves as of the Women's Activity and Publicity Chairwomen. Billy |
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joined in 2002 with their youngest son, Greg. He currently holds the office of Steward and is the |
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Agriculture Chairman; and |
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     WHEREAS, Carol and Billy have been active members in the 4H, first as children |
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themselves and then later when they had sons of their own. They continue to work with the 4H, |
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every year volunteering at the corned beef and cabbage dinner fundraiser, supervising the auction |
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and penny social table, preparing food, and working the clean up crew; and |
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     WHEREAS, Their participation in 4H led them to the Washington County Fair. Carol |
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and Billy are both extremely active in running the fair. Together they operate the swine obstacle |
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course. In addition, Carol is assistant superintendent of the swine show and volunteers in the fair |
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office, where she oversees ticket sales. Billy is on the executive committee for the fair, helping |
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out wherever he is needed; and |
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     WHEREAS, Always making themselves available, Carol and Billy both volunteer at the |
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Foster Fair and the Southern Rhode Island 4H Fair with the swine department, and at Celebrate |
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East Greenwich Day, where they prepare food for the chicken barbeque. Billy is currently on the |
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zoning board for the Town of West Greenwich and Carol volunteers at the West Greenwich |
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Rabies Clinic. They both volunteer and help to run all of the Grange's public suppers, annual |
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Christmas bazaar, Sandwich Barn, and a variety of other events that occur during the year; now, |
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therefore be it |
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      RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
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hereby congratulates Carol and Billy Rathbun on being named the 2013 "Grangers of the Year" |
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by the Richmond Grange. We commend them for their many extraordinary achievements and |
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contributions, and wish them continued health, happiness, and success in all their future |
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endeavors; and be it further |
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      RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Carol and Billy Rathbun. |
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