HR414: HR414 Duluth Fall Festival; commend

This resolution honors the Duluth Fall Festival, an annual event started in 1983, for its long history of community contributions. It notes that the festival has raised and donated more than two million dollars over 41 years to local projects, nonprofits, and schools, including funding the construction of the Duluth Festival Center, a venue later gifted to the city. The resolution also recognizes national and regional awards the festival has received, including rankings from Country Living magazine and U.S. News & World Report, and honors from the Southeast Festivals and Events Association and Best of Gwinnett magazine. The House formally commends the festival and directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to send a copy of the resolution to festival organizers. It does not change any Georgia law.

• Formally commends the Duluth Fall Festival for its community contributions, civic pride, and economic development role.
• Recites the festival's history since 1983 and its donations, said to total more than two million dollars over 41 years.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to the festival.
• Extends the House's best wishes for the festival's continued success.

The resolution directly names the Duluth Fall Festival and its organizers, the City of Duluth, and the more than 300 volunteers who run the event. It has no regulatory effect on other individuals or businesses.

The resolution carries no legal or financial effect; it is a symbolic honor. Its main practical outcome is an official House document recognizing the festival's community role that will be sent to festival organizers.

• Recites the festival's founding in 1983 and its more than $2 million in donations to local projects and nonprofits over 41 years.
• Notes the festival funded the $1.3 million Duluth Festival Center, later gifted to the city, plus over $250,000 in other community contributions.
• Cites national and regional recognition, including rankings from Country Living magazine and U.S. News & World Report and an award from the Southeast Festivals and Events Association.
• Resolves that the House commends the festival for strengthening civic pride, economic development, and local engagement.
• Directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy of the resolution available for distribution to the festival.

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• Arlene Beckles (D, HD-096)Primary sponsor
• Dewey McClain (D, HD-109)
• Gabe Okoye (D, HD-102)
• Billy Mitchell (D, HD-088)
• Ruwa Romman (D, HD-097)
• Jasmine Clark (D, HD-108)

• Duluth
• Gwinnett County
• community festivals
• legislative commendation