HR 700: Happy Hitters of North Atlanta; commend

This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honors the Happy Hitters of North Atlanta, a pickleball team for athletes with special needs co-founded by Karla Blaginin and Arthur Jackson. It recounts the team's origins, its roster of 12 athletes from the Peachtree Corners, Roswell, Alpharetta, and Dunwoody area, and the volunteers and donors who support it. The resolution notes that ACE Pickleball and the Ace Pickleball Club of Roswell have donated practice space, and that athlete Mimi Ngo has advanced to mainstream tournaments under Coach Karla Blaginin. The House resolves to commend the team for its excellence and wish it continued success, and directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the team. It does not change any Georgia law.

• Formally commends the Happy Hitters of North Atlanta pickleball team for excellence and extends best wishes for continued success.
• Recites the team's founding history, roster of 12 athletes, and the volunteers and donors who support it.
• Recognizes ACE Pickleball and the Ace Pickleball Club of Roswell for donating practice space to the team.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to the team.

The Happy Hitters of North Atlanta pickleball team, its founders Karla Blaginin and Arthur Jackson, its named athletes and volunteers, and the ACE Pickleball facilities that host the team are named in the resolution's text.

The resolution carries symbolic and ceremonial weight rather than legal effect. It gives the team and its athletes with special needs formal public recognition from the Georgia House of Representatives, which they can keep as a copy of the honor.

• The resolution's whereas clauses describe the team's founding, roster, volunteer support, and use of donated pickleball court space.
• The resolved clause has the House of Representatives commend the team for excellence in pickleball and wish it continued success.
• A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to the team.

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• Scott Hilton (R, HD-48)Primary sponsor
• Emory Dunahoo (R, HD-31)
• Bill Werkheiser (R, HD-157)
• Noelle Kahaian (R, HD-81)
• Kimberly New (R, HD-40)
• Angela Moore (D, HD-91)

• adaptive sports
• pickleball
• special needs athletes
• North Atlanta community
• legislative commendation