By Madden, McCall H.R. No. 168 74R5692 NBM-F R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is pleased to 1-2 recognize the Dallas Acts Kind group as it observes Kindness Week 1-3 from February 12 through February 19, 1995; and 1-4 WHEREAS, Dallas Mayor Steve Bartlett has proclaimed Kindness 1-5 Week as an opportunity for the citizenry to promote the reaching 1-6 out of each person to one another across all sectors of society; 1-7 and 1-8 WHEREAS, Common to each of us is a desire to leave the world 1-9 a better place for having lived in it; Kindness Week addresses that 1-10 need and gives every person an opportunity to change his or her 1-11 world; and 1-12 WHEREAS, Inspired by the movie Schindler's List and the book 1-13 Random Acts of Kindness, the idea for this special week came from 1-14 the men and women of Dallas Acts Kind; and 1-15 WHEREAS, This particular group feels that the world has 1-16 become the sort of place where individual efforts to act with 1-17 charity toward one another have become necessary in order for 1-18 society to survive; and 1-19 WHEREAS, Since the world has become so violent, there is a 1-20 real need for people to make an effort to stop the violence; one 1-21 solution is to initiate such activities as Kindness Week; and 1-22 WHEREAS, Kindness Week is intended to witness, to celebrate, 1-23 and to promote the value and spirit of kindness; it asks each 1-24 citizen to commit random, but purposeful, acts of kindness; now, 2-1 therefore, be it 2-2 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th 2-3 Texas Legislature hereby recognize and commend the sponsors of 2-4 Kindness Week; and, be it further 2-5 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be prepared for them 2-6 as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of 2-7 Representatives.