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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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J O I N T   R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING SUSAN DONOVAN ON RECEIVING THE 2015 BRISTOL 4TH OF

JULY HATTIE BROWN AWARD

     Introduced By: Representatives Gallison, and Marshall

     Date Introduced: June 25, 2015

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, Susan Donovan is the recipient of the 2015 Bristol 4th of July Hattie Brown

Award for her civic commitment to the Town of Bristol. It is awarded annually at the 4th of July

Patriotic Exercises at Colt School to a "Bristolian who shows the same spirit of charity and

community service Hattie Brown was known for"; and

     WHEREAS, Ms. Donovan showed an interest in community service as a young girl

growing up in Bristol, volunteering at the Rhode Island Veterans' Home and serving her

community as a member of the Girl Scouts; and

     WHEREAS, Ms. Donovan has worked tirelessly through the years in support of local

Bristol charities. She served as a member of the Bristol Art Museum Board and was instrumental

in helping it to attain its own permanent space at Linden Place. In the 1980's, she worked for St.

Michael’s Church when it received a large donation, which was designed to be given to Habitat

for Humanity. However, because Habitat for Humanity at that time did not have a presence in the

Bristol area, the money was destined for Providence, until Ms. Donovan stepped in and started a

new Habitat for Humanity affiliate on the East Bay, thereby saving these funds for the local

community; and

     WHEREAS, Through the years, Ms. Donovan worked with numerous other charitable

entities including Save Bristol Harbor, which prevented a liquefied natural gas facility from being

placed in Mount Hope Bay, the Bristol Warren Educational Foundation, Voices and Visions for

Bristol, and the Bristol Warren Special Olympics Team; and

     WHEREAS, Ms. Donovan is married to Glenn and together they have three children,

Glenn, Colleen, and Cara. She has already passed on her passion for public service to her

children, one of whom spent a year in a Peruvian rainforest working on clean water service and

public health projects, and is currently in Bolivia working on similar projects; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island and Providence

Plantations hereby congratulates Susan Donovan on receiving the 2015 Bristol 4th of July Hattie

Brown Award. We thank her for her lifetime of service to her community, and wish her continued

success in all her future endeavors; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Ms. Susan Donovan.

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