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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Renowned Texas-born actress Jennifer Garner, who |
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has enjoyed an impressive career as a film and television actor, has |
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further distinguished herself through her work as a philanthropist |
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and entrepreneur; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to her star-making turn on the hit |
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television show Alias, the Houston native has built up a diverse |
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résumé through her work on films such as 13 Going on 30, Daredevil, |
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Pearl Harbor, Juno, and Dallas Buyers Club; her acclaimed |
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performances have earned her a Golden Globe, a Screen Actors Guild |
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award, and four Emmy nominations, and she was honored as Female Star |
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of the Year at the 2012 CinemaCon Awards for her leading role in The |
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Odd Life of Timothy Green; more recently, she has appeared in the |
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HBO series Camping and the movies Peppermint, The Adam Project, and |
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Yes Day, which she also produced; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than a decade, Ms. Garner has held the |
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position of artist ambassador for the humanitarian organization |
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Save the Children; in addition to helping to bring Save the |
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Children's early childhood education programs to West Virginia, |
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where she grew up, she has traveled to Capitol Hill and throughout |
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the country to meet with lawmakers, journalists, and other |
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philanthropists with the goal of promoting awareness and raising |
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funds for the organization; she joined the board of trustees of Save |
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the Children in 2014, and she currently serves on the nonprofit's |
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program impact and marketing committees; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2017, Ms. Garner cofounded the organic food |
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company Once Upon a Farm; along with serving as its chief brand |
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officer, she is responsible for overseeing charitable outreach |
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initiatives for the business, which supports Save the Children's |
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early education and nutrition programs; the company has also |
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partnered with Save the Children for its A Million Meals program, |
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and it has pledged to deliver one million nutritious meals to |
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children in food-insecure communities by 2024; and |
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WHEREAS, Jennifer Garner has earned praise and admiration for |
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her acting accomplishments as well as for her inspiring work as an |
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advocate for children and families in need, and it is truly a |
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pleasure to acknowledge the positive impact of her many |
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contributions; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Jennifer Garner for her outstanding |
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achievements in acting, business, and philanthropy and extend to |
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her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Garner as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |