1 South Carolina General Assembly 2 120th Session, 2013-2014 3 4 S. 1204 5 6 STATUS INFORMATION 7 8 Concurrent Resolution 9 Sponsors: Senator Bryant 10 Document Path: l:\s-res\klb\022offi.mrh.klb.docx 11 12 Introduced in the Senate on April 8, 2014 13 Introduced in the House on May 7, 2014 14 Adopted by the General Assembly on May 7, 2014 15 16 Summary: Gain Momentum: Business Expo and Shrimp & Grits Cook-off 17 18 19 HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 20 21 Date Body Action Description with journal page number 22 4/8/2014 Senate Introduced ( Senate Journalpage 5) 23 4/8/2014 Senate Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources (Senate 24 Journalpage 5) 25 5/1/2014 Senate Recalled from Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources (Senate 26 Journalpage 4) 27 5/2/2014 Scrivener's error corrected 28 5/6/2014 Senate Adopted, sent to House ( Senate Journalpage 23) 29 5/7/2014 House Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence ( House Journalpage 14) 30 31 32 VERSIONS OF THIS BILL 33 34 4/8/2014 35 5/1/2014 36 5/2/2014 37 1 RECALLED 2 May 1, 2014 3 4 S. 1204 5 6 Introduced by Senator Bryant 7 8 S. Printed 5/1/14--S. [SEC 5/2/14 1:29 PM] 9 Read the first time April 8, 2014. 10 11

[1204-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 10 11 TO DECLARE THE “GAIN MOMENTUM: BUSINESS EXPO 12 AND SHRIMP & GRITS COOKOFF” EVENT, HOSTED BY 13 THE ANDERSON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AS 14 THE OFFICIAL STATE SHRIMP & GRITS COOKOFF. 15 16 Whereas, the Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce hosts an 17 event called “Gain Momentum: Business Expo and Shrimp & 18 Grits CookOff”. Originally started as the Anderson Area 19 Chamber’s biannual business expo, the event expanded in 2012 to 20 include a shrimp and grits competition. Local restaurants compete 21 to win the title “Anderson’s Best Shrimp & Grits Recipe”; and 22 23 Whereas, “Gain Momentum” exists to connect businesses with the 24 Anderson area community, and give them an opportunity to 25 showcase their skills and service. Participating businesses use the 26 event to market their business to hundreds of potential new 27 customers facetoface, launch their new business or brand, and 28 much more; and 29 30 Whereas, this year’s event is scheduled for September 25, 2014, 31 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Anderson County Civic Center; 32 and 33 34 Whereas, the event serves to carry out the mission of the Anderson 35 Area Chamber of Commerce which is to “create an environment 36 for healthy economic growth and provide superior value for its 37 members”. The Anderson Area Chamber is an organization that 38 plays a pivotal role in building communication between business 39 leaders who work to improve their community and the area’s 40 business climate. The Anderson Area Chamber is comprised of 41 over 830 businesses and professional firms. It is the largest

[1204] 3 1 business and professional organization in Anderson County. Now, 2 therefore, 3 4 Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives 5 concurring: 6 7 That the members of the South Carolina General Assembly, by this 8 resolution, declare the “Gain Momentum: Business Expo and 9 Shrimp & Grits CookOff” event, hosted by the Anderson Area 10 Chamber of Commerce, as the official State Shrimp & Grits 11 CookOff. 12 13 Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to 14 the Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce. 15 XX 16

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