SR675: SR675 Eko Club Atlanta; recognize

This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia Senate honoring Eko Club Atlanta (ECA), a nonprofit organization with 501(c)(3) tax status, on its 25th anniversary. The resolution notes that ECA has spent more than two decades doing medical outreach, food security work, educational support, and volunteer service in Georgia, other parts of the United States, Nigeria, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The resolution lists specific partner organizations ECA has supported, including the Decatur MLK Service Project, the Atlanta Community Food Bank, Hosea Feed The Hungry, and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, as well as medical outreach efforts in Lagos, Nigeria. The Senate formally commends the group and directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to Eko Club Atlanta. It does not change any Georgia law.

• Formally recognizes and commends Eko Club Atlanta for 25 years of charitable and community service work.
• States the Senate's best wishes for the organization's continued growth and success.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute an official copy of the resolution to Eko Club Atlanta.
• Creates no new laws, funding, or regulatory requirements; it is a ceremonial statement only.

The resolution directly names Eko Club Atlanta, a nonprofit serving communities in Georgia and abroad. It also references partner organizations such as the Atlanta Community Food Bank, Hosea Feed The Hungry, and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, and the Secretary of the Senate, who must distribute a copy.

The resolution carries no legal or financial effect; it does not change Georgia law, create funding, or impose requirements. Its practical effect is a formal, public acknowledgment by the Georgia Senate of a community organization's charitable work over 25 years.

• The whereas clauses describe Eko Club Atlanta's 25 years of humanitarian, charitable, and community development work in Georgia and abroad, including in Nigeria, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
• The resolved clause formally commends Eko Club Atlanta on its 25th anniversary and wishes it continued success.
• A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the organization.

1. 2026-02-03Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
2. 2026-02-02Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Kenya Wicks (D, SD-034)Primary sponsor
• Gail Davenport (D, SD-017)
• Elena Parent (D, SD-044)
• Tonya Anderson (D, SD-043)

• community organizations
• charitable nonprofits
• Senate resolutions
• Atlanta
• volunteer service