South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016
H. 4236
STATUS INFORMATION
House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Hicks, Alexander, Allison, Anderson, Anthony, Atwater, Bales, Ballentine, Bamberg, Bannister, Bedingfield, Bernstein, Bingham, Bowers, Bradley, Brannon, G.A.Brown, R.L.Brown, Burns, Chumley, Clary, Clemmons, Clyburn, CobbHunter, Cole, Collins, Corley, H.A.Crawford, Crosby, Daning, Delleney, Dillard, Douglas, Duckworth, Erickson, Felder, Finlay, Forrester, Funderburk, Gagnon, Gambrell, George, Gilliard, Goldfinch, Govan, Hamilton, Hardee, Hart, Hayes, Henderson, Henegan, Herbkersman, Hill, Hiott, Hixon, Hodges, Horne, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, Jefferson, Johnson, Jordan, Kennedy, King, Kirby, Knight, Limehouse, Loftis, Long, Lowe, Lucas, Mack, McCoy, McEachern, McKnight, M.S.McLeod, W.J.McLeod, Merrill, Mitchell, D.C.Moss, V.S.Moss, Murphy, Nanney, Neal, Newton, Norman, Norrell, Ott, Parks, Pitts, Pope, Putnam, Quinn, Ridgeway, Riley, Rivers, RobinsonSimpson, Rutherford, Ryhal, Sandifer, Simrill, G.M.Smith, G.R.Smith, J.E.Smith, Sottile, Southard, Spires, Stavrinakis, Stringer, Tallon, Taylor, Thayer, Tinkler, Toole, Weeks, Wells, Whipper, White, Whitmire, Williams, Willis and Yow
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Introduced in the House on May 26, 2015
Adopted by the House on May 26, 2015
Summary: Rita Parker
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
DateBodyAction Description with journal page number
5/26/2015HouseIntroduced and adopted (House Journalpage5)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
5/26/2015
AHOUSE RESOLUTION
TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR RITA PARKER, OWNER OF PARKERS CARPET ONE FLOOR AND HOME, FOR HER SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO ASSIST DISABLED VETERANS AND TO CONGRATULATE HER FOR BEING HONORED BY THE STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION.
Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives is pleased to learn that Rita Parker was honored by the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, for her efforts as an independent business owner and operator to help catastrophically injured servicemen; and
Whereas, the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation is an organization founded in memory of New York City firefighter Stephen Siller who was killed during the 9/11 terrorist attacks; and
Whereas, retired New York City firefighter Charlie Gussmann went to Parkers Carpet One in Spartanburg to present the award, a shadowbox containing a small square of “hallowed” steel from ground zero of the World Trade Center; and
Whereas, Parkers Carpet One donated all the carpeting, flooring, tile, and the installation for homes being built for these injured servicemen by Building for America’s Bravest(BFAB); and
Whereas,BFAB,one of the foundation’s initiatives focused on building hightech “smart homes” for service members returning from war with devastating injuries, has completedtwenty homes already, and anotherfourteen are in the process of being built; and
Whereas, with the generous donations and assistance of independent owneroperators like Rita Parker, the foundation’s BFAB will be able to accomplish its goal of buildingtwo hundred smart homes for disabled veterans; and
Whereas, Carpet One started a donation program by asking patrons to contributeten dollars at the point of sale, and the company estimates that, if onlyten percent of its customers give to the program each year, it could raise eight hundred thousand dollars in capital, enough for two smart homes; and
Whereas, a former educator and the wife of the Honorable Steve Parker, once amember of the South Carolina House of Representatives, Ms. Parker has met some of the injured veterans who have received smart homes, and the experience of meeting these heroes ignited her passion for the initiative; and
Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives is deeply grateful to Rita Parker for her profound impacton the lives of these disabled service members and for the enthusiasm she exhibits as she serves and involves her community in addressing this grave issue with ahopefilled enterprise. 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 Rita Parker, owner of Parkers Carpet One Floor and Home, for her significant contributions to assist disabled veterans and congratulate her for being honored by the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be provided toRita Parker.
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