Session 2000
Effective: 2-25-2000
� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � SENATE RESOLUTION No. 1815 � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � A Resolution congratulating and commending the Wichita Chapter of Links.
� � � WHEREAS,� The Wichita Chapter of Links, Inc. is celebrating 25
years of hosting Beautillion, an annual event to help young African-Amer-
ican men obtain scholarship funds for higher education; and

� � � WHEREAS,� The Links, Inc. is an international organization that pro-
motes and engages in educational, civic and intercultural activities in or-
der to enrich the lives of the community and to encourage the community
to work together and achieve common goals; and

� � � WHEREAS,� Over the last 25 years more than 400 young men have
participated in Beautillion. These young men have gone on to become
doctors, lawyers, television and radio personalities, engineers, legislators,
business owners and principals, just to name a few. The Wichita Chapter
of Links, Inc. is very proud of their success: Now, therefore,

� � � Be it resolved by the Senate of the State of Kansas:�That we congrat-
ulate and commend the Wichita Chapter of Links, Inc., for hosting Beau-
tillion for 25 years and wish it continued success in helping to educate
young African-American men; and

� � � Be it further resolved:�That the Secretary of the Senate be directed
to provide an enrolled copy of this resolution to Sharon Cranford, Beau-
tillion Chairlady, 2420 N. Dellrose, Wichita, Kansas 67220.

Senate Resolution No. 1815 was sponsored by Senator U. L. (Rip) Gooch