HR199
191695-1
By Representative Treadaway
RFD:
First Read: 15-FEB-18
191695-1:n:02/14/2018:JEC/jec LRS2018-875
COMMENDING GRAYSON PHILLIPS ON BEING NAMED A TOP
YOUTH VOLUNTEER OF 2018 BY THE PRUDENTIAL SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY
AWARDS.
WHEREAS, heartiest congratulations are extended to
Grayson Phillips of Gardendale, Alabama, on being named a top
youth volunteer of 2018 by the Prudential Spirit of Community
Awards; and
WHEREAS, created in 1995 by Prudential Financial in
partnership with the National Association of Secondary School
Principals, the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards are
designed to recognize American youth who have performed
outstanding community service; and
WHEREAS, Grayson Phillips, an accomplished senior at
Essential Church School, has impacted countless lives through
his noble volunteer work; his altruistic actions have included
organizing a fishing tournament and a fundraising
dinner/auction to provide seven children and young adults with
disabilities with all-terrain power wheelchairs that allow
them to safely navigate the great outdoors with their peers;
his own battle with spina bifida gave him perspective on the
project; and
WHEREAS, demonstrating initiative, creativity, and
vision, Grayson Phillips filled an important need in the
community, involving professionals and volunteers, and
performed a service to benefit students, their parents, and
other residents; and
WHEREAS, Grayson Phillips is a superb representative
of the finest of Alabama youth, and it is hoped that his
example will serve as an inspiration for others whose talents
would be welcomed by their communities; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF
THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, That with appreciation for his
community spirit, we applaud Grayson Phillips on being named a
top youth volunteer of 2018 by the Prudential Spirit of
Community Awards, and by copy of this resolution, we offer
encouragement for future endeavors.
Allen Treadaway