SR730: SR730 Meals on Wheels Atlanta; recognize

This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia Senate rather than a change to state law. It honors Meals on Wheels Atlanta, a nonprofit that has spent 60 years delivering meals and wellness checks to seniors and homebound individuals who cannot cook for themselves. The resolution describes the organization's work, including serving about 500,000 meals a year to nearly 1,100 seniors and relying on roughly 1,200 volunteers. It states that the Senate commends the organization and its volunteers, staff, and supporters, and directs the Secretary of the Senate to send a copy of the resolution to Meals on Wheels Atlanta as a keepsake.

• Formally recognizes and commends Meals on Wheels Atlanta for 60 years of service to seniors and homebound individuals in the Atlanta area.
• States the Senate's appreciation for the organization's approximately 1,200 volunteers, staff, and community partners.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Meals on Wheels Atlanta.
• Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement; it is a statement of praise rather than a binding policy change.

The resolution directly names Meals on Wheels Atlanta, its roughly 1,200 volunteers, staff, and community partners, and the nearly 1,100 seniors and homebound individuals the organization serves each year in the Atlanta area.

Because this is a commendation rather than legislation, it does not change any Georgia law, create funding, or impose requirements. Its practical effect is symbolic: official recognition from the Georgia Senate that the organization can use to mark its 60th anniversary.

• The preamble (WHEREAS clauses) describes Meals on Wheels Atlanta's history, its 500,000 meals served annually to nearly 1,100 seniors, and its reliance on about 1,200 volunteers.
• The first resolving clause states the Senate's recognition and commendation of the organization, its volunteers, staff, and supporters.
• The second resolving clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy of the resolution available for distribution to Meals on Wheels Atlanta.

1. 2026-02-10Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
2. 2026-02-09Senate Hopper (Senate)

• RaShaun Kemp (D, SD-038)Primary sponsor
• Freddie Sims (D, SD-012)
• Gail Davenport (D, SD-017)
• Jaha Howard (D, SD-035)
• Kenya Wicks (D, SD-034)
• Randal Mangham (D, SD-055)
• Kim Jackson (D, SD-041)
• Randy Robertson (R, SD-029)
• Shawn Still (R, SD-048)
• Chuck Payne (R, SD-054)
• Nan Orrock (D, SD-036)
• Sonya Halpern (D, SD-039)

• senior services
• food insecurity
• nonprofit recognition
• Meals on Wheels
• Atlanta community