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HR 528: Jeter, Reverend Shivern L.; commend

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House Resolution 528

By: Representative Carter of the 93rd

A RESOLUTION

Recognizing and commending Reverend Shivern L. Jeter; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, Reverend Shivern L. Jeter has long been recognized by the citizens of this state for the vital role that she has played in leadership and her deep personal commitment to the welfare of the citizens of Georgia; and

WHEREAS, Reverend Jeter is an Associate Minister at The Historic Macedonia Baptist Church, in Conyers, Georgia; a Housing Support Coordinator for View Point Health; and an outstanding community leader; and

WHEREAS, she has diligently and conscientiously devoted innumerable hours of her time, talents, and energy toward the betterment of her community and state as evidenced dramatically by her superlative service with Foster Care Friends, Inc.; and

WHEREAS, Reverend Jeter is a faithful foster parent of 28 years, as well as the founder and executive director of Foster Care Friends, Inc., a nonprofit that supports the foster, adoption, kinship, and homeless community; and

WHEREAS, on April 1, 2025 Foster Care Friends, Inc., will celebrate 11 years of exemplary service and dedication to children and families in need; and

WHEREAS, Reverend Jeter 's significant organizational and leadership talents, remarkable patience and diplomacy, keen sense of vision, and sensitivity to the needs of the citizens of this state have earned her the respect and admiration of her colleagues and associates; and

WHEREAS, Reverend Jeter additionally serves her community as an Executive Board member for The Department of Family and Children Services, Advisory Chaplain at Rockdale Piedmont Hospital, Sworn Court Appointed Specialty Advocate for children in Rockdale County, Assistant Chaplain at the Rockdale Sheriff's Department, and as a Council Board Member for Rockdale County Public Schools; and

WHEREAS, she is a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation for integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness; and

WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this remarkable and distinguished Georgian be appropriately recognized.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body recognize and commend Reverend Shivern L. Jeter for her efficient, effective, unselfish, and dedicated public service to the State of Georgia; congratulate her upon the grand occasion of the 11th anniversary of Foster Care Friends, Inc.; and extend the most sincere best wishes for continued health and happiness. 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 Reverend Shivern L. Jeter.