--- title: SR 918. Georgia Junior League of Gainesville-Hall County Day; recognize May 5, 2026 collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr918 cite_as: SR 918, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr918 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr918.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr918/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73923 date: 2026-03-09 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/sr917.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr919.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 94 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr918.md?full=1 bill_number: SR 918 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: Senate bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-03-09 last_action: Senate Read and Adopted sponsors: - Drew Echols - Bo Hatchett - Shawn Still - Jaha Howard - Frank Ginn - RaShaun Kemp - Mike Hodges - Sonya Halpern - Russ Goodman - Sam Watson - Kay Kirkpatrick - Steve Gooch text_version: Enrolled has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/SR918/2025 upstream_id: 2130697 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - ceremonial resolution - Georgia Senate - Junior League of Gainesville-Hall County - community service - Northeast Georgia --- # SR 918. Georgia Junior League of Gainesville-Hall County Day; recognize May 5, 2026 ## Text Senate Resolution 918 By: Senators Echols of the 49th, Hatchett of the 50th, Still of the 48th, Howard of the 35th, Ginn of the 47th and others A RESOLUTION Recognizing May 5, 2026, as Georgia Junior League of Gainesville-Hall County Day; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the Junior League of Gainesville-Hall County (JLGHC), founded by Idalu Slack in 1951, is dedicated to shaping a future where leadership by women transforms lives and strengthens communities across Northeast Georgia; and WHEREAS, the Junior League of Gainesville-Hall County is composed of women who are committed to promoting volunteerism, developing the potential of women, and improving the community through effective action and leadership of trained volunteers; and WHEREAS, founded to address critical needs in Northeast Georgia, JLGHC has a long and distinguished history of service, civic engagement, and philanthropic leadership that has strengthened families, enriched educational opportunities, and enhanced the quality of life for residents throughout Northeast Georgia; and WHEREAS, the JLGHC has successfully spearheaded countless initiatives including but not limited to the Gateway Domestic Violence Center, the Edmondson Telford Child Advocacy Center, Northeast Georgia Speech and Hearing Center, Elachee Nature Science Center, WomenSource, Publishing of Perennials Cookbook, and the Annual Charity Ball––all of which have served tens of thousands of women and children in Gainesville-Hall County; and WHEREAS, the JLGHC has championed major community efforts, most notably the Diaper Bank of North Georgia, which was founded in 2018 and has delivered more than one million diapers to support babies and families in need; and WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper that the contributions of the JLGHC be recognized and celebrated for their vital role in advancing civic leadership by women and community well-being in Northeast Georgia. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body recognize May 5, 2026, as Georgia Junior League of Gainesville-Hall County Day to honor and celebrate 75 years of leadership by women in our community. 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 public and the press. ## 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 Senate resolution designates May 5, 2026, as Georgia Junior League of Gainesville-Hall County Day, honoring 75 years of the group's community service in Northeast Georgia. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution passed by the Georgia Senate rather than a change to state law. It recognizes the Junior League of Gainesville-Hall County (JLGHC), a women's volunteer organization founded in 1951, for 75 years of civic leadership and community service in Northeast Georgia. The resolution lists the group's accomplishments, including founding the Gateway Domestic Violence Center, the Edmondson Telford Child Advocacy Center, and the Diaper Bank of North Georgia, which has distributed more than one million diapers since 2018. It designates May 5, 2026, as Georgia Junior League of Gainesville-Hall County Day and directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and the press. ### What it does - Designates May 5, 2026, as Georgia Junior League of Gainesville-Hall County Day in recognition of the organization's 75th anniversary. - Formally commends the Junior League of Gainesville-Hall County for its volunteer work and community initiatives in Northeast Georgia. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to the public and the press. - Creates no new legal requirements, funding, or penalties, since it is a ceremonial recognition rather than a change to Georgia law. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names and honors the Junior League of Gainesville-Hall County, a volunteer organization of women in Northeast Georgia, along with the community programs it has supported, such as the Gateway Domestic Violence Center and the Diaper Bank of North Georgia. ### Why it matters The resolution carries symbolic rather than legal weight. It gives official state recognition to a local volunteer organization's decades of community service but does not change any law, create funding, or impose new obligations on anyone in Georgia. ### Key provisions - The preamble recounts the Junior League of Gainesville-Hall County's founding in 1951 by Idalu Slack and its mission of promoting volunteerism and women's leadership. - The preamble credits the group with initiatives such as the Edmondson Telford Child Advocacy Center, Elachee Nature Science Center, and the Diaper Bank of North Georgia. - The resolving clause designates May 5, 2026, as Georgia Junior League of Gainesville-Hall County Day to mark 75 years of the group's work. - A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make copies available to the public and the press. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-03-09) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2026-03-09) - Sponsors: Drew Echols, Bo Hatchett, Shawn Still, Jaha Howard, Frank Ginn, RaShaun Kemp, Mike Hodges, Sonya Halpern, Russ Goodman, Sam Watson, Kay Kirkpatrick, Steve Gooch - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73923 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr918.md?full=1