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HR 917

Whine Walk Run 5K and International Food Festival; commend

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Segun Adeyina and 5 co-sponsors

H.R. 917 formally recognizes and commends the Whine Walk Run 5K and International Food Festival for promoting health and Caribbean culture in Georgia.

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Bill Summary · HR 917

Summary — H.R. 917: Whine Walk Run 5K and International Food Festival; commend

Status: House Read and Adopted (enrolled)
Introduced: February 4, 2025
Classification: House Resolution (commemorative)

Purpose

H.R. 917 is a non‑binding House resolution that recognizes and commends the Whine Walk Run 5K and International Food Festival (WWR5K). The resolution highlights the event’s promotion of health and Caribbean culture and formally directs the Clerk of the House to provide a suitably prepared copy of the resolution to event organizers.

Key provisions

  • Recognizes and commends the Whine Walk Run 5K and International Food Festival for uplifting Caribbean culture in Georgia.
  • Notes that the event:
    • Is a Caribbean cultural 5K held in Piedmont Park, Atlanta, on May 3, 2025.
    • Promotes health through partnerships with the Board of Health and other health organizations.
    • Showcases Caribbean culture via displays of art and island talent.
    • Donates a portion of proceeds to Jam Across Georgia (an organization focused on women’s mental health) and to another nonprofit chosen by raffle at the event.
  • Authorizes and directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make an appropriate copy of the resolution available for distribution to the Whine Walk Run 5K and International Food Festival.

Who is affected

  • The resolution chiefly honors:
    • Event organizers and participants of the WWR5K and International Food Festival.
    • Beneficiary organizations, specifically Jam Across Georgia and another raffle‑selected nonprofit.
    • The wider Atlanta/Georgia Caribbean cultural community and public-health partner organizations recognized for collaborating on the event.
  • As a commendatory resolution, it does not create legal obligations or expenditures beyond the administrative act of distributing a copy of the resolution.

Procedural history

  • Introduced in the House: February 4, 2025; referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means (Feb 4).
  • Subsequent calendar and consideration steps: filed and placed on Local & Consent and Congratulatory & Memorial calendars in April–May 2025.
  • Read and adopted in the House (dates recorded: April 2, 2025 and May 23, 2025 entries); reported enrolled May 23, 2025. A nonrecord vote is noted in the House Journal.

Sponsors

Primary sponsors listed: Julia Brownley; Jasmine Clark; Arlene Beckles; Segun Adeyina; Dewey McClain; Marvin Lim; Stacey Evans.

Impact

The resolution provides formal legislative recognition and public commendation of a community cultural and health‑promoting event. It carries symbolic value for organizers and beneficiaries but has no substantive legal or fiscal effect.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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