SR326: SR326 Rotary Club of Forsyth, The Lanier Forsyth Rotary Club, The South Forsyth Rotary Club, and the North Forsyth Rotary Club; recognize

This resolution from the Georgia Senate honors the Rotary Club of Forsyth, The Lanier Forsyth Rotary Club, The South Forsyth Rotary Club, and the North Forsyth Rotary Club for their work helping communities recover from Hurricane Helene. The resolution describes how these clubs made multiple supply trips to South Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee, delivering about $350,000 worth of food, water, baby supplies, tarps, and chainsaws to people affected by the storm, and cooked meals for victims and first responders. The resolution formally recognizes and commends the four clubs for their service and wishes them continued success. It also directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare copies of the resolution for distribution to each of the clubs. The resolution does not change any Georgia law; it is a ceremonial statement of appreciation.

• Formally recognizes and commends four Forsyth-area Rotary Clubs for their Hurricane Helene relief work.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to the four clubs.
• Documents the clubs' relief trips and approximately $350,000 in delivered supplies as part of the official record.
• Expresses the Senate's best wishes for the clubs' continued success, without creating any new law or funding.

The resolution directly names the Rotary Club of Forsyth, The Lanier Forsyth Rotary Club, The South Forsyth Rotary Club, and the North Forsyth Rotary Club, as well as Hurricane Helene survivors in South Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee who received aid from these groups.

The resolution carries no legal or financial effect but serves as an official acknowledgment from the Georgia Senate of community volunteer efforts following a natural disaster, giving public recognition to local organizations involved in relief work.

• The whereas clauses describe the clubs' relief trips to South Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee and the roughly $350,000 in delivered supplies.
• The first resolved clause formally commends the four clubs for their service and extends best wishes for continued success.
• The second resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to the four clubs.

1. 2025-03-04Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
2. 2025-03-03Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Blake Tillery (R, SD-019)Primary sponsor
• Sam Watson (R, SD-011)
• Russ Goodman (R, SD-008)
• Carden Summers (R, SD-013)
• Lee Anderson (R, SD-024)
• Max Burns (R, SD-023)
• Kay Kirkpatrick (R, SD-032)
• Brandon Beach (R, SD-021)
• Brian Strickland (R, SD-042)

• Hurricane Helene relief
• Rotary Club
• Forsyth County
• disaster recovery
• community service recognition