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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Mount Greenwood Civic Association has chosen |
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| Georgene Dansky as the 2005 Woman of the Year for her lifetime |
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| of work in her community and for starting the "Postage for |
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| Parcels" program that provides postage funds for care packages |
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| being sent monthly to 67 local troops serving overseas; and
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| WHEREAS, Georgene and her husband, residents of St. |
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| Christina parish for 33 years, are the proud parents of four |
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| daughters, the grandparents of 11, and the great grandparents |
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| of one; and
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| WHEREAS, Georgene has always been a dedicated and active |
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| member of her community, volunteering for good causes and |
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| serving as a Girl Scout Troop leader; and
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| WHEREAS, When Georgene's grandson, Kevin Sullivan, started |
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| serving in Afghanistan with the United States Army in May 2004, |
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| he told her it was difficult to get some necessary personal |
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| items such as toilet paper and shavers; and
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| WHEREAS, Georgene then decided to send care packages filled |
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| with anything from blankets to beef jerky every month to 10 |
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| local men and women serving overseas; and
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| WHEREAS, After a few months, members of the community |
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| started helping, and canisters placed in local businesses |
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| raised $500 a month to pay for the needed postage and package |
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| contents; and
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| WHEREAS, As the list of active men and women serving |
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| overseas continued to grow to the current 67, Dansky and her |
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| husband held a benefit in April 2005 that raised $30,000, which |
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| is enough to sustain the "Postage for Parcels" program for 30 |
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| more months; therefore, be it
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