H 5770

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
Bill 5770
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
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A house RESOLUTION
TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE MEMBERS OF THE GREENVILLE
GIRL FRIENDS AT THE CELEBRATION OF THEIR TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY AND TO EXTEND
BEST WISHES FOR MANY MORE YEARS OF FRIENDSHIP, SERVICE, AND CONVIVIALITY.
Whereas, the South
Carolina House of Representatives is pleased to learn that the members of the
Greenville Girl Friends will celebrate their silver jubilee on September 12,
2026; and
Whereas, the Greenville
Chapter of The Girl Friends® Inc. is part of one of the oldest and most highly
respected social organizations of African American women in the United States.
Founded in 1927 in New York City during the Harlem Renaissance, The Girl Friends®
now includes forty-nine chapters nationwide, of which the Greenville Chapter is
the forty-third. Members serve their communities in countless capacities, as
authors, professors, doctors, lawyers, business owners, members of the U.S.
Congress, wives, and mothers; and
Whereas, the
organization's purpose is upheld by four pillars: the promotion of friendship; the
provision of social activities; the performance of civic services in local
communities through organizations like Meals on Wheels, United Way, and Eleos
Ministry; and the support of national projects; and
Whereas, community
service efforts span charitable and cultural initiatives. Nationally, the group
has supported organizations such as the NAACP, United Negro College Fund,
Children's Defense Fund, Martin Luther King Memorial Foundation, and
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, as well as
relief efforts for the Flint water crisis. In 1989, The Girl Friends®
established The Girl Friends Fund, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to providing
financial assistance to students across the country; and
Whereas, the House
takes great pride and pleasure in saluting the members of the Greenville Girl
Friends as they commemorate a quarter century of praiseworthy accomplishments.
Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That the members of the
South Carolina House of Representatives,
by this resolution, recognize and honor the members of the Greenville Girl
Friends at the celebration of their twenty-fifth anniversary and extend best
wishes for many more years of friendship, service, and conviviality.
Be it further resolved
that a copy of this resolution be presented to the Greenville Girl Friends.
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