By:  West                                         S.R. No. 86
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pride in
    1-3  recognizing Thursday, February 4, 1993, as National Girls and Women
    1-4  in Sports Day; and
    1-5        WHEREAS, Inspired by the life of the great Olympic
    1-6  volleyball player, Flo Hyman, National Girls and Women in Sports
    1-7  Day was established as a tribute to women athletes of all ages
    1-8  throughout our country; and
    1-9        WHEREAS, Organized by Girls, Incorporated, the National
   1-10  Association for Girls and Women in Sports, the Women's Sports
   1-11  Foundation, and the Young Women's Christian Association of
   1-12  America, the day commemorates the athletic skills and the efforts
   1-13  of all female sports leaders who have worked on behalf of equality
   1-14  of women in sports; and
   1-15        WHEREAS, While there is now a prodigious number of women
   1-16  participating in sports competitions in all parts of America, it
   1-17  is essential that more women be encouraged to embrace sports
   1-18  careers and to seek office in major sports organizations; and
   1-19        WHEREAS, Participation in athletics provides an effective
   1-20  conduit for young girls and women to develop self-discipline and
   1-21  leadership skills; and
   1-22        WHEREAS, National Girls and Women in Sports Day provides
   1-23  an opportunity to raise major issues for women in sports with our
    2-1  country's leaders; each year a ceremony is held on Capitol Hill
    2-2  attended by senators, other members of Congress, and champion
    2-3  female athletes; and
    2-4        WHEREAS, Breaking down the barriers that exclude women from
    2-5  sports will be the theme and goal of the seventh annual National
    2-6  Girls and Women in Sports Day which is being sponsored by JC Penney;
    2-7  women who participate in sports break various cultural and economic
    2-8  barriers that often are faced by women of different ethnic or
    2-9  regional backgrounds; and
   2-10        WHEREAS, It is conducive to the future expansion of women in
   2-11  sports that we honor today's female athletes for their outstanding
   2-12  achievements and the exemplary commitment they provide for our
   2-13  youth; now, therefore, be it
   2-14        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
   2-15  73rd Legislature, hereby join with the organizers of National Girls
   2-16  and Women in Sports Day to express pride in our female athletes and
   2-17  to recognize February 4, 1993, as a day of celebration in honor of
   2-18  their accomplishments; and, be it further
   2-19        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared
   2-20  for girls and women in sports as a token of esteem from the
   2-21  Texas Senate.
   2-22                                 _____________________________________
   2-23                                        President of the Senate
   2-24                                      I hereby certify that the
   2-25                                 above Resolution was adopted by
    3-1                                 the Senate on January 21, 1993.
    3-2                                 _____________________________________
    3-3                                        Secretary of the Senate
    3-4                                 _____________________________________
    3-5                                         Member, Texas Senate