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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Jennifer Garner has worked tirelessly for 15 years |
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to advance the important mission of Save the Children; and |
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WHEREAS, One of the nation's best-known actors, Ms. Garner |
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first joined the organization as an artist ambassador; in 2014, she |
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became a member of the board, and she serves on its Program Impact |
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and Marketing Committees; and |
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WHEREAS, Save the Children was founded in 1919 to protect the |
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right of children to grow up healthy, educated, and safe; today, the |
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nonprofit is a global leader in protecting children, with a |
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presence in more than 100 countries, among them Yemen, Syria, |
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Venezuela, and Myanmar; it responds to both everyday needs and |
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crisis situations such as war and natural disasters; when major |
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emergencies occur, it puts skilled health professionals in place to |
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treat youngsters within 72 hours, anywhere in the world; it also |
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focuses on education to restore stability to children's lives; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2021, Save the Children reached more than 183 |
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million children, including 837,000 in the United States; the |
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following year, in the wake of devastating floods, Ms. Garner |
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traveled to Kentucky to fundraise, draw attention to suffering, and |
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assist teachers in making classrooms ready again; she has promoted |
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the organization's literacy efforts and heightened awareness of the |
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challenges faced by youngsters, from Afghan refugees to children |
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displaced by wildfires; a onetime resident of West Virginia, she |
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persuaded then-governor Joe Manchin to bring Save the Children's |
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early childhood education programs to the state, and she has |
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advocated tirelessly on Capitol Hill and across the country, |
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meeting with legislators on both sides of the aisle; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Garner enjoys a well-deserved reputation for |
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versatility in her first profession, having played everything from |
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a double agent in TV's hit sci-fi thriller series Alias to a mom in |
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the family comedy Yes Day, which she produced; branching into |
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another industry as well, she is a cofounder of Once Upon a Farm, a |
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startup that sells organic baby food; at her urging, the company has |
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coordinated with state governments in Texas, Florida, and elsewhere |
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to align its products with requirements of the WIC program for |
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low-income families; and |
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WHEREAS, Using her prominent platform to further the worthy |
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goals of Save the Children, Jennifer Garner has helped to make a |
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lasting, positive difference in countless lives, and in so doing, |
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she has helped strengthen communities across the world; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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hereby honor Jennifer Garner for her endeavors in behalf of Save the |
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Children and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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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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Senate. |