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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2020

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING EMILY MYERS ON BEING SELECTED AS A RECIPIENT OF THE

2020 PRUDENTIAL SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY AWARD

     Introduced By: Senator Elaine J. Morgan

     Date Introduced: February 27, 2020

     Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar

     WHEREAS, Emily Myers, an esteemed resident of Hope Valley, has achieved national

recognition for exemplary volunteer service by receiving a 2020 Prudential Spirit of Community

Award; and

     WHEREAS, This prestigious award, presented by Prudential Financial in partnership

with the National Association of Secondary School Principals, honors young volunteers across

America who have demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to serving their communities; and

     WHEREAS, The recipients of this award clearly demonstrate that young people across

America are making remarkable contributions to the health and vitality of their communities and

deserve all the praise and appreciation that we can give them; and

     WHEREAS, Ms. Myers is a member of the University of Rhode Island 4-H Program and

an eighth-grader at Chariho Middle School. She earned the Prudential Spirit Award by giving

generously of her time by visiting a local farm every Sunday and a couple of other days during

the week to do chores in order to help two senior citizens maintain their farm; and

     WHEREAS, In addition, Ms. Myers spent many hours emailing and visiting local

businesses to solicit auction items, as well as helping to plan a corned-beef dinner, in order to

raise funds to cover the expenses for the annual 4-H fair. She has also helped with a local toy

drive at Christmas, delivered dairy products to a homeless shelter, cleaned a local animal shelter,

and brought table centerpieces to senior citizens; and

     WHEREAS, The success of the State of Rhode Island, the strength of our communities,

and the overall vitality of American society depend, in great measure, upon the dedication of

young people like Ms. Myers who use their considerable talents and resources to serve others;

now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

hereby congratulates Emily Myers on being selected as a recipient of the 2020 Prudential Spirit of

Community Award. We furthermore recognize and applaud her outstanding record of volunteer

service, peer leadership, and community spirit, and extend our best wishes for her continued

success and happiness; 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. Emily Myers.

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