{"id":21934,"date":"2024-02-09T16:04:11","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T21:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/?post_type=press-releases&#038;p=21934"},"modified":"2024-06-03T16:05:47","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T20:05:47","slug":"sen-ossoff-commends-co-founders-of-columbus-grannies-on-guard","status":"publish","type":"press-releases","link":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-commends-co-founders-of-columbus-grannies-on-guard\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Ossoff Commends Co-Founders of Columbus \u201cGrannies on Guard\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Columbus, Ga.&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2014 U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is recognizing Grannies on Guard for their service to the community with an Official U.S. Senate Commendation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Co-founded in 2021 by Tonza Thomas and Rasheeda Ali, who lost her grandson Jaleel Rasheed Ali to gun violence, Grannies on Guard has worked tirelessly to create a positive community environment for children ages 12 and under.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grannies on Guard helps provide an alternative to gangs and violence through monthly meetings and community events at no cost to families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs Georgia\u2019s U.S. Senator, I commend Rasheeda Ali, Tonza Thomas, and the Grannies on Guard team for their work in the Columbus community and for their commitment to our children,\u201d\u00a0<strong>Sen. Ossoff said.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Please find Sen. Ossoff\u2019s Official U.S. Senate Commendation to Grannies on Guard below:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMr. President, I rise to commend Grannies on Guard for their work to keep the Chattahoochee River Valley safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGrannies on Guard was co-founded in 2021 by Tonza Thomas and Rasheeda Ali, who lost her grandson Jaleel Rasheed Ali to gun violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTheir organization works to create a positive community environment for children ages 12 and under. Partnering with parents, schools, civic and faith-based organizations, Grannies on Guard helps provide an alternative to gangs and violence through monthly meetings and community events at no cost to families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMr. President, as Georgia\u2019s U.S. Senator, I commend Rasheeda Ali, Tonza Thomas, and the Grannies on Guard team for their work in the Columbus community and for their commitment to our children.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"># # #<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Columbus, Ga.&nbsp;\u2014 U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is recognizing Grannies on Guard for their service to the community with an Official U.S. Senate Commendation. Co-founded in 2021 by Tonza Thomas and Rasheeda Ali, who lost her grandson Jaleel Rasheed Ali to gun violence, Grannies on Guard has worked tirelessly to create a positive community environment for [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":70,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21934","press-releases","type-press-releases","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases\/21934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press-releases"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/70"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases\/21934\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23348,"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases\/21934\/revisions\/23348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}