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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Over the past five decades, the Haltom City Senior |
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Center has distinguished itself as a valuable community resource; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The center traces its origins to 1972, when senior |
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citizens in the area began gathering at an apartment complex |
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clubhouse on Lower Birdville Road, where they received meals from |
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Senior Citizens Services of Greater Tarrant County; it was proposed |
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that Haltom City build a senior center, and five years later, the |
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municipality provided land and funds from the Housing and Community |
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Development Act to construct a 5,000-square-foot facility on |
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Bernice Street; the Haltom City Senior Center opened on May 8, 1977, |
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under the oversight of Tarrant County; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2019, the city approved plans to renovate the old |
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library as a new home for the senior center, however the project was |
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put on hold after the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020; despite the senior |
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center being closed due to the pandemic, staff and volunteers |
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continued working, delivering meals, picking up groceries, and |
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staying in contact with residents who relied on the services |
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provided by the center; it reopened in February 2022 and |
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subsequently moved to its present location on Friendly Lane; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, the center serves more than 400 members, and |
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its meal roster includes individuals from 20 cities; through a |
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partnership with the Tarrant Area Food Bank and Father's Heart |
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Ministry, the facility hosts monthly food distributions for area |
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residents, and it provides daily meals in collaboration with |
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Metroport Meals on Wheels, local churches and businesses, city |
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employees, and community volunteers; seniors enjoy such activities |
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as arts, crafts, bingo, quilting, and billiards, and the center |
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also offers computer classes; the facility continues to add |
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programs and services while welcoming new community partners; and |
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WHEREAS, For half a century, the Haltom City Senior Center |
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has played a critical role in meeting the needs of area residents, |
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and it is indeed a pleasure to join in recognizing the facility on |
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this special milestone in its history; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Haltom |
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City Senior Center and extend to all those associated with the |
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center sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the center as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |