HR 957: Run Atlanta 5K Day; April 5, 2025; recognize

This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives designates April 5, 2025 as Run Atlanta 5K Day. It honors an event organized by the 100 Black Men of Atlanta Inc., which combines a 5K race with activities like a Sunrise Prayer for Violence Prevention and a Walk for Peace & Well-being. The resolution describes the event's goals of promoting fitness, healthy living, disease prevention, and reducing gun violence in Atlanta-area communities. It references the deaths of Kenneth Collier Jr. and his mother Tamika Trimble, both victims of gun violence, as part of the motivation behind the violence prevention efforts. The resolution directs the Clerk of the House to make copies available to the public and press, but it does not change any Georgia law.

• Formally designates April 5, 2025 as Run Atlanta 5K Day in Georgia.
• Recognizes the 100 Black Men of Atlanta Inc. and its Health and Wellness and Violence Prevention Committees for organizing the event.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.
• Does not create any new law, funding, or regulatory requirement; it is a ceremonial statement.

The resolution primarily concerns the 100 Black Men of Atlanta Inc. and its leadership, participants in the Run Atlanta 5K event, and residents of the City of Atlanta and Fulton County. It has no direct legal or regulatory effect on other Georgians.

The resolution carries symbolic rather than legal weight. It gives official state recognition to a community health and anti-violence event, which may raise public awareness and support for the organization's efforts, but it does not change any Georgia law or create funding or enforcement mechanisms.

• The resolution's whereas clauses describe the Run Atlanta 5K event, its organizers, and its dual focus on health/wellness and violence prevention.
• The operative resolving clause formally recognizes April 5, 2025 as Run Atlanta 5K Day.
• A further resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House to prepare copies for distribution to the public and press.

1. 2025-04-04House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-04-04House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-04-04House Hopper (House)

• Eric Bell (D, HD-75)Primary sponsor
• Bryce Berry (D, HD-56)
• Tremaine Teddy Reese (D, HD-140)
• Kim Schofield (D, HD-63)
• Sandra Scott (D, HD-76)
• Viola Davis (D, HD-87)

• gun violence prevention
• community health
• Atlanta events
• ceremonial resolutions