--- title: HR 444. Greenblatt, Corie; receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr444 cite_as: HR 444, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr444 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr444.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr444/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70998 date: 2025-02-27 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr443.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr445.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr444.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 444 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2025-02-27 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Debbie Buckner - Carolyn Hugley text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR444/2025 upstream_id: 1987917 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - legislative honors - Columbus Georgia - women's history month - community service recognition --- # HR 444. Greenblatt, Corie; receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; commend ## Text House Resolution 444 By: Representatives Buckner of the 137th and Hugley of the 141st A RESOLUTION Congratulating and commending Corie Greenblatt for receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, in 1999, Representative Nikki T. Randall became the first African American female elected to the General Assembly from middle Georgia, and over her 17 years of service as a legislator, she held numerous leadership positions, including chair of the Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus; and WHEREAS, every year during Women's History Month, the Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus recognizes outstanding women in Georgia who exemplify the leadership and inspiration embodied by Representative Randall; and WHEREAS, Corie Greenblatt is a passionate, energetic, dedicated, and intelligent individual whose contributions have left a lasting impact on her community and profession; and WHEREAS, as the Southeast Regional Sales Manager of P.D. Circuits from 1997 to 2006, she generated more than $8 million in annual sales and led her region to be ranked number one in the company for eight consecutive years; and WHEREAS, in 2013, she became the co-founder and owner of Call It Yours Casseroles, a USDA Food Manufacturer that provided handmade frozen casseroles for retail, wholesale, online, and fundraising sales; and WHEREAS, she has further dedicated her time to nonprofit service as a board member of Stewart Community Home, which provides compassionate and secure housing for adults with disabilities, and as a volunteer with Columbus Hospice to support individuals and families in critical need; and WHEREAS, as a board member of the Columbus–Ft. Benning (now Ft. Moore) American Heart Association, Corie Greenblatt played an instrumental role in making the annual Heart Galas among the organization's most significant fundraisers; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this extraordinary servant leader be appropriately recognized. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body congratulate and commend Corie Greenblatt for receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award and extend best wishes for her continued success. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Corie Greenblatt. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A Georgia House resolution honors Corie Greenblatt of Columbus for receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award, recognizing her business career and volunteer work. ### Plain-language summary This resolution is a ceremonial honor from the Georgia House of Representatives. It does not change any law. Instead, it congratulates Corie Greenblatt for receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award, an honor given each year during Women's History Month by the Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus. The resolution recounts Greenblatt's career, including her work as a sales manager and as co-founder of a casserole business, and her volunteer service with groups such as Stewart Community Home and Columbus Hospice. It directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for her. ### What it does - Formally congratulates and commends Corie Greenblatt for receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Greenblatt. - Creates no new law, funding, or penalty; it is a ceremonial statement by the House of Representatives. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names Corie Greenblatt, a Columbus, Georgia businesswoman and volunteer, and references organizations she has worked with, including Stewart Community Home, Columbus Hospice, and the Columbus-Ft. Benning American Heart Association. ### Why it matters The resolution has no legal effect and changes no Georgia law. Its significance is symbolic: it is an official, public recognition by the Georgia House of Representatives of an individual's business and community contributions. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe former Representative Nikki T. Randall's history as the first African American female elected to the General Assembly from middle Georgia and the origin of the award named for her. - The whereas clauses detail Greenblatt's sales career at P.D. Circuits and her co-founding of Call It Yours Casseroles in 2013. - The resolving clause formally congratulates and commends Greenblatt for the award and wishes her continued success. - The final clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a copy available for distribution to Greenblatt. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-02-27) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-02-27) - Sponsors: Debbie Buckner, Carolyn Hugley - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70998 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr444.md?full=1