H.R. No. 683
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to honor
    1-2  Tarrant County B'nai B'rith for its outstanding community service
    1-3  and joins with the citizens of Fort Worth in commemorating the
    1-4  dedication of the Tarrant County B'nai B'rith Apartments on April
    1-5  30, 1995; and
    1-6        WHEREAS, Now in its 151st year, B'nai B'rith is the oldest
    1-7  charitable organization in America; members of this international
    1-8  Jewish organization are committed to providing community service
    1-9  based on the broadest principles of humanity; and
   1-10        WHEREAS, The organization is especially proud of the
   1-11  nonsectarian services it provides, and for more than 20 years, it
   1-12  has worked with the United States Department of Housing and Urban
   1-13  Development to provide rental apartments for senior citizens who
   1-14  live on limited incomes; today, the group sponsors 32 apartment
   1-15  buildings in 23 communities across the nation, and its more than
   1-16  4,600 apartment units serve nearly 5,000 individuals; and
   1-17        WHEREAS, Its housing projects are planned and implemented by
   1-18  local organizations under the guidelines of the B'nai B'rith Senior
   1-19  Citizens Housing Committee, whose many dedicated volunteers work
   1-20  tirelessly to ensure that the buildings remain vital and evolving
   1-21  facilities that respond to the needs of their residents; to that
   1-22  end, the organization plans a variety of special events and
   1-23  activities for the benefit of residents and B'nai B'rith members
   1-24  alike; and
    2-1        WHEREAS, Tarrant County B'nai B'rith Apartments is a
    2-2  three-story, 60-unit senior citizen community that was cosponsored
    2-3  by Isadore Garsek Lodge of B'nai B'rith to meet the growing need
    2-4  for high-quality affordable housing for Fort Worth's elderly; and
    2-5        WHEREAS, The complex's wooded grounds and lush landscaping
    2-6  provide a lovely and relaxing vista for its residents, and each
    2-7  unit offers a wide array of outstanding amenities; the apartment
    2-8  complex is accessible to all Texans, and several units have been
    2-9  specially adapted for the mobility impaired; and
   2-10        WHEREAS, A unique enclosed hallway joins the community rooms
   2-11  of the otherwise separate B'nai B'rith Apartments and the adjacent
   2-12  Mollie and Max Barnett Apartments, providing a wealth of
   2-13  opportunities for friends and neighbors to meet and socialize; and
   2-14        WHEREAS, Throughout its proud history, B'nai B'rith has
   2-15  contributed immensely to the social fiber of this great state and
   2-16  the nation, and the opening of the Tarrant County B'nai B'rith
   2-17  Apartments will enable it to continue to serve the needs of North
   2-18  Central Texans well into the coming century; now, therefore, be it
   2-19        RESOLVED,  That the House of Representatives of the 74th
   2-20  Texas Legislature hereby commend B'nai B'rith for its outstanding
   2-21  record of community involvement and join the citizens of Fort Worth
   2-22  in commemorating the dedication of the Tarrant County B'nai B'rith
   2-23  Apartments; and, be it further
   2-24        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
   2-25  prepared for prominent display at Tarrant County B'nai B'rith
   2-26  Apartments as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of
   2-27  Representatives.