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SR 1039: 23rd Annual Juneteenth Celebration by the Daughters of Mary Magdalene; recognize; Sims, Melonie; commend

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Senate Resolution 1039

By: Senator Mallow of the 2nd

A RESOLUTION

Recognizing the 23rd Annual Juneteenth Celebration by the Daughters of Mary Magdalene and commending Melonie Sims; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans and emphasizes cultural pride through events inspired by recollections of our ancestors' and grandparents' struggles against slavery and segregation, and their fight for freedom, dignity, justice, and equality for generations to come; and

WHEREAS, the Daughters of Mary Magdalene is a nonprofit community organization that serves areas lacking economic, social, and cultural resources by offering educational materials, mentoring, and oral history griots to motivate and help uplift people to reach their full potential; and

WHEREAS, the theme for this year's Juneteenth celebration is, "Rebuild, Reconstruct and Re-Educate!"; and

WHEREAS, one of the highlights of the Juneteenth celebration is the Honorees Program, which recognizes ordinary people who exemplify extraordinary character and dedicate their life's work to helping and benefitting children, young adults, and others throughout the community; and

WHEREAS, Melonie Sims is being recognized as a 2026 Juneteenth Celebration Honoree; and

WHEREAS, Melonie is a Savannah native. She attended the public school system and is 1985 graduate of Savannah High School. She later moved to Long Island, New York and earned certification as a nurses aid; and

WHEREAS, Melonie finds her calling to be in service to her church and community, originally as a member of St. John Divine Baptist Church where her daughter was baptized and she served as the Youth Choir leader; and

WHEREAS, currently Melonie is a member of Resurrection Pentecostal Temple where she sings in the choir, works with the kitchen ministry, serves as program announcer, presenter and reporter, and she also accompanies the Temple's Prophetess leader as she ministers to others throughout the city; and

WHEREAS, Melonie considers the best jobs she's ever had to be mother to her daughter Nefra Payne, and grandmother to Elijah Payne; and

WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper to recognize the Daughters of Mary Magdalene for presenting the longest-serving Juneteenth celebration in Savannah, of more than 23 years, and commend Melonie Sims as a 2026 Juneteenth Celebration Honoree.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body recognize and commend the Daughters of Mary Magdalene and Melonie Sims. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the Daughters of Mary Magdalene and Melonie Sims.