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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.4527 Type of Legislation:Concurrent Resolution CR Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20000202 Primary Sponsor:Stuart All Sponsors:Stuart, Allen, Allison, Altman, Askins, Bailey, Bales, Barfield, Barrett, Battle, Bowers, Breeland, G. Brown, H. Brown, J. Brown, T. Brown, Campsen, Canty, Carnell, Cato, Chellis, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Cooper, Cotty, Dantzler, Davenport, Delleney, Easterday, Edge, Emory, Fleming, Frye, Gamble, Gilham, Gourdine, Govan, Hamilton, Harrell, Harris, Harrison, Harvin, Haskins, Hawkins, Hayes, J. Hines, M. Hines, Hinson, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, Inabinett, Jennings, Keegan, Kelley, Kennedy, Kirsh, Klauber, Knotts, Koon, Lanford, Law, Leach, Lee, Limehouse, Littlejohn, Lloyd, Loftis, Lourie, Lucas, Mack, Maddox, Martin, McCraw, McGee, McKay, M. McLeod, W. McLeod, McMahand, Meacham- Richardson, Miller, Moody-Lawrence, J.H. Neal, J.M. Neal, Neilson, Ott, Parks, Perry, Phillips, Pinckney, Quinn, Rhoad, Rice, Riser, Robinson, Rodgers, Rutherford, Sandifer, Scott, Seithel, Sharpe, Sheheen, Simrill, F. Smith, J. Smith, R. Smith, D. Smith, Stille, Taylor, Townsend, Tripp, Trotter, Vaughn, Walker, Webb, Whatley, Whipper, Wilder, Wilkes, Wilkins, Witherspoon, Woodrum and Young-Brickell Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\dka\3677mm00.doc Date Bill Passed both Bodies:20000208 Subject:Henhouse Ministry of Lexington County, Resolutions History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 20000208 Received from Senate Senate 20000203 Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence House 20000202 Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate Versions of This Bill
RECOGNIZING THE HENHOUSE MINISTRY OF LEXINGTON COUNTY FOR ITS TWENTY-SIX-YEAR HISTORY OF CARE AND CONCERN FOR THE SWANSEA COMMUNITY, THE STATE, AND THE WORLD, AND HONORING THE "CHICKS" WHO MAKE IT POSSIBLE BY QUILTING, CANNING, AND CRAFTING FOR CHARITY.
Whereas, the Henhouse Ministry was founded twenty-six years ago by Gussie Kennerly Johnson as a way to raise funds for people in need; and
Whereas, the members, who refer to themselves as "Chicks", gather on Wednesdays in a white clapboard farmhouse on Highway 3 at Poole's Mill, to channel their boundless energy into various handiworks and other projects for charity; and
Whereas, they have been selling their quilts, canned goods, and crafts every Wednesday since the founding of the Henhouse to raise money for their neighbors in Swansea and around the world; and
Whereas, the notion to begin the ministry began with the idea of raising money for a burned-out family by selling a quilt crafted by hand; and
Whereas, a typical Wednesday might find as many as sixteen of the twenty-five or so "Chicks" canning more than one hundred quarts of okra and tomatoes, stuffing decorative pillows, stitching tea towels or the current quilting project, and crocheting or knitting baby blankets; and
Whereas, those efforts usually result in a monthly income for charity of at least one thousand dollars; and
Whereas, their other projects have included providing support for widows in Russia, school supplies for children in Bosnia, coats for Albania, eyeglasses and midwifery kits to Haiti, and a scholarship for a seminarian in Russia, in addition to funding medical, shelter, and food needs of neighbors; and
Whereas, the Henhouse Ministry is a shining example of the power of love and the challenging ways the women of this State have always found to channel that power for the well-being of their neighbors. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
That the members of the General Assembly recognize the Henhouse Ministry of Lexington County for its twenty-six-year history of care and concern for the Swansea community, the State, and the World, and honor the "Chicks" who make it possible by quilting, canning, and crafting for charity.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to the "Chicks" by The Honorable Elsie R. Stuart on February 3, 2000, during their visit to the House of Representatives.
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